etcd: Authorization bypasses in multiple APIs_CVE-2026-33413

8.8 / 10

HIGH

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Description

etcd is a distributed key-value store for the data of a distributed system. Prior to versions 3.4.42, 3.5.28, and 3.6.9, unauthorized users may bypass authentication or authorization checks and call certain etcd functions in clusters that expose the gRPC API to untrusted or partially trusted clients. In unpatched etcd clusters with etcd auth enabled, unauthorized users are able to call MemberList and learn cluster topology, including member IDs and advertised endpoints; call Alarm, which can be abused for operational disruption or denial of service; use Lease APIs, interfering with TTL-based keys and lease ownership; and/or trigger compaction, permanently removing historical revisions and disrupting watch, audit, and recovery workflows. Kubernetes does not rely on etcd’s built-in authentication and authorization. Instead, the API server handles authentication and authorization itself, so typical Kubernetes deployments are not affected. Versions 3.4.42, 3.5.28, and 3.6.9 contain a patch. If upgrading is not immediately possible, reduce exposure by treating the affected RPCs as unauthenticated in practice. Restrict network access to etcd server ports so only trusted components can connect and/or require strong client identity at the transport layer, such as mTLS with tightly scoped client certificate distribution.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-33413

Source GitHub_M

Published Mar 26, 2026 at 13:36

Modified Mar 26, 2026 at 18:51

Affected Product

Vendor etcd-io

Product etcd

Version >= 3.6.0-alpha.0, < 3.6.9

Affected Versions etcd-io etcd >= 3.6.0-alpha.0, < 3.6.9
etcd-io etcd >= 3.5.0-alpha.0, < 3.5.28
etcd-io etcd < 3.4.42

CWE Classification

CWE-862

References

github.com /etcd-io/etcd/security/advisories/GHSA-q8m4-xhhv-38mg

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