CVE-2026-6848 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-6848: Quay: red hat quay: authentication bypass allows privileged actions without valid credentials

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Quay 3
Weakness CWE-613 · Insufficient session expiration
Published April 22, 2026
Last update April 22, 2026

CVSS base score

5.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 22, 2026 CVE published
April 22, 2026 Record updated