A Missing Authorization vulnerability in the disks.createSnapshot and regionDisks.createSnapshot APIs in Google Compute Engine versions prior to…
A Missing Authorization vulnerability in the disks.createSnapshot and regionDisks.createSnapshot APIs in Google Compute Engine versions prior to 2026-08-31 on Google Cloud Platform allows an authenticated attacker to exfiltrate cross-project disk data. This vulnerability was patched on 31 August 2026, and no customer action is needed.
Read at NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0)
- Vendor
- Product
- Compute Engine
- CVSS v4.0
- 8.3 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Clear
- EPSS
- 0.003 (p17)
- Weakness
- CWE-862
- Exposure class
- Cloud platform
- NVD status
- Received
Why it ranks 29 (Notable)
- CVSS v4.0 8.3 high
- Product class: cloud platform
- Widely deployed vendor product (Google)
- Covered by 2 independent sources
- Recency: items published within 24 hours gain 15, within 72 hours 6, within 7 days 2.
Links
- NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0) (nvd.nist.gov)
- CVE-2026-85299 on this site · NVD · CVE.org · Vulnpedia
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