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.

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Description 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.
Title Missing Authorization in Compute Engine allows Cross-Project Disk Exfiltration
Weaknesses CWE-862
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Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/U:Clear'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GoogleCloud

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-27T09:02:32.461Z

Reserved: 2026-09-03T16:39:24.330Z

Link: CVE-2026-85299

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-27T10:16:56.500

Modified: 2026-10-27T10:16:56.500

Link: CVE-2026-85299

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