CVE-2026-23634

Pepr is a type safe K8s middleware. Prior to 1.0.5 , Pepr defaults to a cluster-admin RBAC configuration and does not explicitly force or enforce least-privilege guidance for module authors. The default behavior exists to make the “getting started” experience smooth: new users can experiment with Pepr and create resources dynamically without needing to pre-configure RBAC. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.0.5.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/defenseunicorns/pepr/releases/tag/v1.0.5	Release Notes
https://github.com/defenseunicorns/pepr/security/advisories/GHSA-w54x-r83c-x79q	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:defenseunicorns:pepr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

04 Mar 2026, 14:43

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://github.com/defenseunicorns/pepr/releases/tag/v1.0.5 -~~	() https://github.com/defenseunicorns/pepr/releases/tag/v1.0.5 - Release Notes
References	~~() https://github.com/defenseunicorns/pepr/security/advisories/GHSA-w54x-r83c-x79q -~~	() https://github.com/defenseunicorns/pepr/security/advisories/GHSA-w54x-r83c-x79q - Vendor Advisory
First Time		Defenseunicorns Defenseunicorns pepr
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:defenseunicorns:pepr::::::::

16 Jan 2026, 20:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-01-16 20:15

Updated : 2026-03-04 14:43

NVD link : CVE-2026-23634

Mitre link : CVE-2026-23634

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-23634

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Products Affected

defenseunicorns

pepr

CWE

CWE-272

Least Privilege Violation

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