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Jacamar CI EUVDEUVD-2026-95036

| CVE-2026-107589 HIGH
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing (CWE-290)
2026-10-08 cve@gitlab.com GHSA-x75h-475x-5665
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: gitlab
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Attack ChainAIDerived

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

  1. Access
    Authenticate as low-privilege CI user
  2. Delivery
    Submit job with crafted account mapping
  3. Exploit
    Bypass service-account job validation
  4. Execution
    Execute job as impersonated account
  5. Impact
    Access or alter other accounts' resources

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Anti-spoofing controls
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Requires an authenticated CI user with at least low-privilege access to a Jacamar CI runner on an affected release (prior to v0.30.0) that provisions jobs under service accounts. Exploitation depends on the service-account job-validation code path being in use; the flaw lets such a user generate arbitrary account names to impersonate other accounts. Limiting factors: the attacker must already hold valid CI credentials (PR:L), the target must run Jacamar CI below v0.30.0 with service-account provisioning, and the published vector additionally claims required user interaction (UI:R) and adjacent-network access (AV:A) - both constrain reach if accurate, though they appear inconsistent with the described self-submitted-job vector.

Impact

Signals are mixed and point to a moderate, not urgent, priority. The published CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5 with vector AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L, indicating adjacent-network access, low attacker privileges, and a scope change, but it also requires user interaction. CWE-290 (authentication bypass by spoofing) plus the description ('generate arbitrary account names' for service accounts) frames this as an account-impersonation/privilege-escalation flaw in Jacamar CI, a GitLab CI custom executor for HPC schedulers. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC were provided, so the exploitation signal is weak: no public exploit identified at time of analysis. The CVSS vector is internally inconsistent with the description - the description implies an authenticated CI user triggering their own job (which argues for AV:N and UI:N, not AV:A/UI:R) - so the input vector should be verified with the vendor (GitLab ECP-CI). Net: a credible integrity/authorization weakness worth patching to v0.30.0 on affected HPC CI deployments, but the narrow deployment footprint and absence of exploitation evidence make it a routine-patch rather than drop-everything item.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An authenticated low-privilege CI user submits a crafted job to a Jacamar CI runner (prior to v0.30.0) on an HPC cluster. Due to insufficient job validation for service accounts, the job is mapped to an arbitrary account name of the attacker's choosing, letting them impersonate another user's or service account's execution context. No public exploit code is known at the time of analysis.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 08, 2026

Authentication bypass in Jacamar CI before v0.30.0 allows authenticated CI users to generate arbitrary account names and impersonate other service accounts. The flaw (CWE-290) requires valid low-privilege CI credentials and a runner configured for service-account provisioning; no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and signals are mixed, pointing to a moderate rather than urgent priority. A vendor fix is available in v0.30.0.

RemediationAI

Upgrade Jacamar CI to v0.30.0 or later (vendor-released patch: v0.30.0) as documented at https://ecp-ci.gitlab.io/docs/releasenotes/jacamar/jacamar_0.30.0.html. If immediate upgrade is not possible, disable service-account job provisioning in the runner configuration-this blocks the vulnerable code path but may break CI workflows that rely on service accounts. Additionally, restrict CI runner access to trusted users and review job logs for unexpected account-name generation; these are compensating controls with limited coverage because the attacker already needs valid CI credentials. No vendor workaround is listed in the advisory; applying the update is the only complete fix.

Affected VersionsENISA

Jacamar CI 0 <0.30.0

Affected Packages

euvd jacamar_ci fix: 0.30.0

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The vulnerability stems from insufficient job validation in Jacamar CI's service-account provisioning logic. Jacamar CI is an execution tool for CI/CD jobs (used with GitLab and other systems via ecp-ci). When jobs are configured to run under service accounts, the system should validate that the submitted job name matches the account it claims to use; CWE-290 (Authentication Bypass by Spoofing) indicates that this validation is missing, so an authenticated user can supply an arbitrary account name and impersonate another service account. The published CVSS vector (AV:A/UI:R) suggests adjacent-network and user-interaction preconditions, but the authoritative assessment notes these appear inconsistent with the self-submitted-job attack path, which would be remote and require no user interaction. The core root cause is trust in unvalidated job metadata within the service-account code path.

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Severity by source

Vendor (gitlab) PRIMARY 7.5 HIGH
AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
vuln.today AI 9.6 CRITICAL

Authenticated CI user (PR:L) submits a job over the network (AV:N) with no victim interaction (UI:N); account impersonation crosses an authorization boundary (S:C) exposing and altering other accounts (C:H/I:H).

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

Primary rating from Vendor (gitlab).

CVSS VectorVendor: gitlab

Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Oct 08, 2026 - 16:18 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 08, 2026 - 15:17 cve.org
HIGH 7.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Insufficient job validation for service accounts in Jacamar CI prior to v0.30.0 allows authenticated CI users to generate arbitrary account names.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Jacamar CI versions prior to v0.30.0 contain an authentication bypass that can allow a valid low-privilege CI user to impersonate service accounts when the runner is configured for service-account provisioning. This creates potential for unauthorized access and lateral movement within CI/CD environments, affecting development and operations teams that rely on those pipelines. Leadership should prioritize remediation because compromised service accounts can undermine trust in automated build and deployment processes.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 99% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche HPC CI executor, limited to research/HPC computing centers
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 HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
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
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Controlled
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

38
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +38
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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