CVE-2026-49824 Fission: Cross-namespace Environment reference via unvalidated EnvironmentRef in Function admission webhook

High 8.5 Published Updated

Attackers can reference environments from other namespaces due to missing validation in the admission webhook, potentially accessing unauthorized resources.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-49824?

CVE-2026-49824 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in fission, published on 10 Jun 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Fission is an open-source, Kubernetes-native serverless framework that simplifies the deployment of functions and applications on Kubernetes. Prior to version 1.24.0, the Fission Function admission webhook (pkg/webhook/function.go) validated that spec.secrets[].namespace and spec.configmaps[].namespace equalled the function's own namespace but performed no equivalent check on spec.environment.namespace. This issue has been patched in version 1.24.0.

Weakness: CWE-863, CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-49824?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/fission/fission.

PackageAffectedFixed in
github.com/fission/fission GoAll versions1.24.0
github.com/fission/fission GoAll versions1.24.0
github.com/fission/fission GoAll versions1.24.0

How do I fix CVE-2026-49824?

Upgrade github.com/fission/fission to 1.24.0 or later.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2026-49824 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-49824 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cvw6-gfvv-953q, GO-2026-5852.

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