CVE-2026-6848

Quay: red hat quay: authentication bypass allows privileged actions without valid credentials

Published Apr 22, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in Red Hat Quay. When Red Hat Quay requests password re-verification for sensitive operations, such as token generation or robot account creation, the re-authentication prompt can be bypassed. This allows a user with a timed-out session, or an attacker with access to an idle authenticated browser session, to perform privileged actions without providing valid credentials. The vulnerability enables unauthorized execution of sensitive operations despite the user interface displaying an error for invalid credentials.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:redhat:quay:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat quay 3
Vendors & Products Redhat quay 3
References
Metrics threat_severity

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threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in Red Hat Quay. When Red Hat Quay requests password re-verification for sensitive operations, such as token generation or robot account creation, the re-authentication prompt can be bypassed. This allows a user with a timed-out session, or an attacker with access to an idle authenticated browser session, to perform privileged actions without providing valid credentials. The vulnerability enables unauthorized execution of sensitive operations despite the user interface displaying an error for invalid credentials.
Title Quay: red hat quay: authentication bypass allows privileged actions without valid credentials
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat quay
Weaknesses CWE-613
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:quay:3
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat quay
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Nov 1, 2026, 5:01 AM
Reserved
Apr 22, 2026, 8:54 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 22, 2026, 10:16 AM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 9:10 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 10, 2026, 12:00 AM