CVE-2026-77524
Record from NVD · Published October 14, 2026
github.com/kedacore/keda/v2 is fixed in 2.21.0 (Go Modules)
KEDA is a Kubernetes-based Event Driven Autoscaling component. In version 2.20.2 and earlier, a namespace administrator who can create TriggerAuthentication and ScaledObject resources can set hashiCorpVault.address to a tenant-controlled endpoint and select Kubernetes authentication without an explicit credential. KEDA then uses the operator pod's projected ServiceAccount token and sends it to that endpoint as a Vault login credential. The JWT-shape filter from the prior CVE-2025-68476 remediation accepts the operator token because its subject is a Kubernetes ServiceAccount, so the attacker can obtain the operator's cluster-wide permissions, including broad Secret reads and workload or admission-related operations. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.21.0.
EPSS 0.60% · 48.9th percentile
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| github.com/kedacore/keda/v2 | Go Modules | 2.21.0 |
| kserve-fips | Chainguard | 0.21.0-r4 |
| k8sgpt | Wolfi | 0.4.40-r3 |
| kserve-localmodelnode-agent-fips | Chainguard | 0.21.0-r5 |
| k8sgpt | Chainguard | 0.4.40-r3 |
| kserve | Wolfi | 0.21.0-r7 |
Risk scores
Timeline
- Oct 14, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
- Oct 14, 2026 CVE Published
- Oct 15, 2026 EPSS Score (8 in total, the first dated here)
- Oct 20, 2026 CVE Updated
- Nov 5, 2026 Security Advisory
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