CVE-2026-56654
API access token scope escalation allows privilege elevation to higher roles.
Is CVE-2026-56654 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-56654 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.42% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-56654?
CVE-2026-56654 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-56654?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-56654. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-56654 affect?
CVE-2026-56654 affects APIs using OAuth/OIDC token scopes, Identity providers (IdPs), Cloud management APIs, Microservices with token-based auth, and 1 further product or version. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-56654?
Rotate/revoke tokens, restrict scopes, enforce least privilege, apply vendor patch when released.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Attackers can escalate token scopes to gain elevated API privileges, access/modify sensitive data, and perform admin actions.
Immediate action required
- affected<= 1.26.4
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.