CVE-2026-2244 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A vulnerability in Google Cloud Vertex AI Workbench from 7/21/2025 to 01/30/2026 allows an attacker to exfiltrate valid Google Cloud access tokens of other users via abuse of a built-in startup script. All instances after January 30th, 2026 have been patched to protect from this vulnerability. No user action is required for this.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Active

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact High

Subsequent System Integrity Impact High

Subsequent System Availability Impact High

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

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References

Link	Providers
https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/docs/workbench/release-notes#February_20_2026

History

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 14:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		A vulnerability in Google Cloud Vertex AI Workbench from 7/21/2025 to 01/30/2026 allows an attacker to exfiltrate valid Google Cloud access tokens of other users via abuse of a built-in startup script. All instances after January 30th, 2026 have been patched to protect from this vulnerability. No user action is required for this.
Title		Sensitive Data Exposure in Google Cloud Vertex AI Workbench
Weaknesses		CWE-200
References		https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/docs/workbench/release-notes#February_20_2026
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/U:Clear'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GoogleCloud

Published: 2026-02-26T14:14:46.460Z

Updated: 2026-02-26T14:59:56.045Z

Reserved: 2026-02-09T10:55:54.465Z

Link: CVE-2026-2244

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-02-26T15:17:45.250

Modified: 2026-02-26T15:17:45.250

Link: CVE-2026-2244

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