CVE-2026-123710

Quay: red hat quay: unauthenticated registry signing-key takeover via service key rotation

Published Nov 11, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in Red Hat Quay. An unauthenticated client can obtain an anonymous registry token with an audience it controls, present that token to the service key rotation endpoint, and install its own approved signing key with no expiry. Registry tokens signed with that key are accepted for any repository, allowing read and write access to private images and replacement of repository tags.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Restrict access to the /keys endpoint at the proxy or load balancer so only trusted internal components can reach it. Review audit logs for service_key_rotate and service_key_delete events with a null expiration_date, and remove any unrecognised approved service keys. Deleting a rogue key is not durable until a fixed build is deployed, because the anonymous request can install a new key.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:quay:3.12::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:quay:3.17::el9
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in Red Hat Quay. An unauthenticated client can obtain an anonymous registry token with an audience it controls, present that token to the service key rotation endpoint, and install its own approved signing key with no expiry. Registry tokens signed with that key are accepted for any repository, allowing read and write access to private images and replacement of repository tags.
Title Quay: red hat quay: unauthenticated registry signing-key takeover via service key rotation
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat quay
Weaknesses CWE-1287
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:quay:3
cpe:/a:redhat:quay:5
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat quay
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Nov 13, 2026, 12:21 AM
Reserved
Nov 6, 2026, 10:23 AM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Nov 11, 2026, 3:17 PM
Modified
Nov 13, 2026, 2:18 AM
Severity
Critical
Public date
Nov 11, 2026, 2:00 PM