# CVE-2026-127073: OpsTree BuildPiper before 2.7.0 Privilege Escalation via Additional Manifest

Status: published. Published: 2026-11-13. Updated: 2026-11-13.

OpsTree BuildPiper before 2.7.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows project users to gain Kubernetes cluster-admin rights by submitting unrestricted manifests through the Additional Manifest feature. Attackers can deploy a ClusterRoleBinding binding a service account to cluster-admin, which the pipeline applies with cluster-wide credentials, granting control over all workloads and secrets.

## Remediation

No remediation reported in collected sources

## Affected products and versions

- OpsTree Solutions / BuildPiper: ≥ 0; < 2.7.0 (affected, semver). Source: CNA: VulnCheck

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 4.0: 9.4 (critical); CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H; source: CNA: VulnCheck

- CVSS 3.1: 9.9 (critical); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H; source: CNA: VulnCheck

- CVSS 4.0: 9.4 (critical); CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/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:X; source: NVD: disclosure@vulncheck.com

- CVSS 3.1: 9.9 (critical); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H; source: NVD: disclosure@vulncheck.com

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 0.51% as of 2026-11-13; percentile 43.78%

- SSVC: exploitation none; automatable no; technical impact total; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: CWE-269

## Exploit evidence

- exploit: https://gist.github.com/neelkotnis/7bc715e190e5be2c2fc5be15c4035ce7 (CNA: VulnCheck)

## References

- https://gist.github.com/neelkotnis/7bc715e190e5be2c2fc5be15c4035ce7 (CNA: VulnCheck; technical-description, exploit)

- https://www.buildpiper.io/ (CNA: VulnCheck; product)

- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/opstree-buildpiper-before-2.7.0-privilege-escalation-via-additional-manifest (CNA: VulnCheck; third-party-advisory)

- https://gist.github.com/neelkotnis/7bc715e190e5be2c2fc5be15c4035ce7 (disclosure@vulncheck.com)

- https://www.buildpiper.io/ (disclosure@vulncheck.com)

- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/opstree-buildpiper-before-2.7.0-privilege-escalation-via-additional-manifest (disclosure@vulncheck.com)

## Provenance

- CNA: VulnCheck: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-127073; retrieved 2026-11-13; source updated 2026-11-13

- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-127073; retrieved 2026-11-13; source updated 2026-11-13

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-127073; retrieved 2026-11-13; source updated Not reported

Revision: 7d6c5229d3f6ac2cce536391c4221fc8b9e924c9cbc42ab41c1f200ca81d73e1

Canonical: https://y2.dev/cve/CVE-2026-127073

## Agent and API access

Public CVE pages, Markdown, and JSON are free to read without an account or API key.

- Public catalog: https://y2.dev/cve/index.json. Follow nextCursor with the same search, filters, sort, and limit (1–100). A null cursor marks the end.

- WebMCP: search_cve_disclosures, get_cve_disclosure, get_cve_page_markdown, get_y2_cve_access. Available in compatible browsers.

- Cyber API: https://api.y2.dev/api/v2/cyber/cves and https://api.y2.dev/api/v2/cyber/cves/{cveId}.

- Y2 Pro or Elite: create a workspace API key with the intel:cyber scope and send Authorization: Bearer <Y2_API_KEY>. Setup: https://y2.dev/docs/api/create-key.

- x402: Pay per request without an account or API key. Omit Authorization, read the HTTP 402 PAYMENT-REQUIRED challenge, validate its current requirements, and retry with PAYMENT-SIGNATURE through an authorized payment client. These browser tools never make payments. Guide: https://y2.dev/docs/api/x402.

- OpenAPI: https://y2.dev/api/openapi.yaml. Agent access metadata: https://y2.dev/cve/agent.json.

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