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Google Cloud Apigee EUVDEUVD-2026-42584

| CVE-2026-12879 MEDIUM
Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere (CWE-610)
2026-07-09 GoogleCloud GHSA-974p-4xqx-2m2q
5.9
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: GoogleCloud
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate to Apigee with high-privilege account
  2. Delivery
    Craft malicious BigQuery DAO request targeting cross-tenant namespace
  3. Exploit
    Bypass tenant boundary input validation
  4. Execution
    Read another tenant's BigQuery data
  5. Impact
    Exfiltrate confidential cross-tenant information

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V4 - API and Web Service External resource reference control
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires an authenticated session with high-privilege access to Google Cloud Apigee (PR:H per CVSS vector). The vulnerability is specifically in the BigQuery DAO component, so the attacker must be able to invoke BigQuery-related API management operations within Apigee. High attack complexity (AC:H) indicates that additional conditions must be met - likely specific query construction or knowledge of tenant identifiers - beyond simply being authenticated. Exploitation is limited to Apigee versions prior to June 12, 2026; all current instances are patched. There is no indication that unauthenticated or low-privilege users could trigger this flaw, and no user interaction from a victim is required.

Impact

The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L) yields a score of 5.9 (Medium), but the raw score understates the business impact in a multi-tenant cloud context. Network accessibility (AV:N) is offset by high attack complexity (AC:H) and high privilege requirement (PR:H), narrowing the realistic attacker pool to credentialed, technically sophisticated users. The vendor's SC:L/SI:L/SA:L for subsequent-system impact may understate the confidentiality risk to affected tenants - this analyst independently assesses subsequent-system confidentiality as High (SC:H) since cross-tenant data is directly read. No EPSS score was provided in the input, limiting probabilistic exploitation forecasting. No KEV listing and no POC exist, so there is no evidence of active or opportunistic exploitation. Because Google has already applied the patch server-side, the effective exposure window is closed for all Apigee customers without any action on their part. The primary residual risk is historical: if the vulnerability was exploited before June 12, 2026, affected tenants may not know their data was accessed.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An authenticated attacker with high-privilege access to a Google Cloud Apigee instance - such as a malicious insider, a compromised service account, or a rogue tenant - crafts a specially constructed BigQuery DAO request that exploits the input validation gap to reference another tenant's BigQuery dataset rather than their own. Due to high attack complexity (AC:H), the attacker likely needs knowledge of tenant data layout or must iterate requests to identify accessible cross-tenant resources. No public exploit code has been identified, suggesting exploitation would require targeted effort rather than automated tooling.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 09, 2026

Cross-tenant data exfiltration in Google Cloud Apigee (versions prior to 2026-06-12) is possible via improper input validation in the BigQuery Data Access Object (DAO) component. An authenticated attacker with high-privilege access can craft requests that bypass tenant isolation boundaries, accessing confidential data belonging to other Apigee tenants on Google Cloud Platform. Google patched this server-side on June 12, 2026 with no customer action required; no public exploit or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

No customer action is required. Google patched the vulnerability directly on Apigee infrastructure on June 12, 2026; all Apigee customers on Google Cloud Platform are automatically protected as of that date. Organizations that want to verify current patch status or review the release notes should consult the official Apigee release notes at https://cloud.google.com/apigee/docs/release-notes#July_08_2026. For incident response purposes, organizations with sensitive data processed through Apigee prior to June 12, 2026 should review audit logs for anomalous BigQuery DAO queries or unexpected cross-tenant data access patterns, particularly from privileged accounts, to assess whether the vulnerability may have been exploited before patching.

Affected VersionsENISA

Apigee 0 <2026-06-12

Affected Packages

euvd apigee fix: 2026-06-12

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Google Cloud Apigee is a multi-tenant API management platform on Google Cloud Platform; its BigQuery DAO component handles data access to Google BigQuery for analytics and logging purposes. CWE-610 (Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere) is the root cause: user-supplied input is not sufficiently validated before being used to construct or direct resource references, allowing the request to resolve to a resource (another tenant's BigQuery data) outside the intended authorization boundary. In a multi-tenant SaaS architecture this class of flaw is particularly severe because the blast radius crosses organizational trust boundaries - what appears to be a medium-severity CVSS score conceals a high-impact business consequence (unauthorized access to another customer's data). CPE cpe:2.3:a:google_cloud:apigee:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* covers all Apigee versions up to the June 12, 2026 patch.

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Severity by source

Vendor (GoogleCloud) PRIMARY 5.9 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/U:Clear
vuln.today AI 5.8 MEDIUM

Network vector with high complexity and high privileges; scope changes because cross-tenant confidentiality breach affects resources outside the attacker's own tenant.

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (GoogleCloud).

CVSS VectorVendor: GoogleCloud

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
High
Vulnerable system: Integrity
None
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
Low
Subsequent system: Integrity
Low
Subsequent system: Availability
Low

Lifecycle Timeline

1
Patch available
Jul 09, 2026 - 15:01 EUVD

DescriptionCVE.org

An Improper Input Validation vulnerability in BigQuery DAO in Google Cloud Apigee versions prior to 2026-06-12 on Google Cloud Platform allows an authenticated attacker to exfiltrate cross-tenant data.

This vulnerability was patched on 12 June 2026 on the Apigee Servers, and no customer action is needed.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 91% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
enterprise API management platform, common in large cloud-native organizations
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

30
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +30
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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