Vulnerability in Linuxfoundation Tekton Pipelines
CVE-2026-25542
Tekton Pipelines project provides k8s-style resources for declaring CI/CD-style pipelines. Starting in version 0.43.0 and prior to versions 1.0.2, 1.3.4, 1.6.2, 1.9.3, and 1.11.1, trusted resources verification policies match a resource source string (refSource.URI) against spec.resources[].pattern using regexp.MatchString. In Go, regexp.MatchString reports a match if the pattern matches anywhere in the string, so common unanchored patterns (including examples in tekton documentation) can be bypassed by attacker-controlled source strings that contain the trusted pattern as a substring. This can cause an unintended policy match and change which verification mode/keys apply. Versions 1.0.2, 1.3.4, 1.6.2, 1.9.3, and 1.11.1 fix the issue.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (31.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Linuxfoundation Tekton Pipelines
- Tektoncd Pipeline — versions >= 1.4.0, < 1.6.2, >= 1.2.0, < 1.3.4, >= 1.7.0, < 1.9.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-25542?
- CVE-2026-25542 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linuxfoundation Tekton Pipelines, classified under Incorrect Regular Expression. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-04-21.
- How severe is CVE-2026-25542?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.