Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This flaw affects Tekton Pipelines CI/CD environments. A user who can create TaskRuns may cause the controller to treat an unrelated run as part of a PipelineRun, potentially influencing pipeline data and runtime configuration. The published severity is low, but shared CI/CD clusters with delegated TaskRun creation deserve review.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted CI/CD integrity risk, not an emergency internet-wide vulnerability. Prioritize review where Tekton supports shared build infrastructure, multi-tenant engineering teams, or supply-chain assurance requirements such as SLSA L2.
Technical view
Tekton Pipelines 0.35.0 through 0.49.0 do not validate child UIDs consistently. OwnerReference includes the PipelineRun UID, but ChildStatusReference stores only API version, kind, and name. This can let the controller associate an unrelated Run or TaskRun with a PipelineRun. The issue is CWE-345 with CVSS 3.1 score 3.7.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely in Kubernetes clusters using Tekton Pipelines 0.35.0 to 0.49.0 where non-administrative users or automation can create TaskRuns. If users already have unrestricted Task or PipelineRun creation privileges, the advisory says this may not add meaningful capability.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. Abuse requires TaskRun creation access and depends on Tekton RBAC and tenancy design. The advisory says no known patches existed at publication, so current vendor guidance should be checked before remediation decisions.
Researcher notes
The core issue is inconsistent identity binding between OwnerReference and ChildStatusReference. Validate exposure through RBAC and controller behavior, not just version presence. The strongest business impact is pipeline integrity and provenance trust rather than availability or broad data compromise.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory Tekton Pipelines versions and flag 0.35.0 through 0.49.0 deployments.
- Restrict TaskRun creation to trusted users, service accounts, and namespaces.
- Review current Tekton guidance; the advisory stated no known patch at publication.
- Isolate sensitive pipelines from tenants allowed to create TaskRuns.
- Monitor for unexpected TaskRuns associated with PipelineRuns.
Validation and detection
- Check cluster RBAC for principals with create access on TaskRuns.
- Identify shared namespaces where untrusted users can create Tekton resources.
- Review PipelineRun status for unexpected child run associations.
- Compare TaskRun owner references and pipeline status references during incident review.
- Confirm whether current Tekton releases or advisories supersede the publication note.
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- Low
- CVSS
- 3.7 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N1.22.5Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
3.7LowVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/security/advisories/GHSA-w2h3-vvvq-3m53CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/blob/2d38f5fa840291395178422d34b36b1bc739e2a2/pkg/reconciler/pipelinerun/pipelinerun.go#L1358-L1372CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1#ChildStatusReferenceCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
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