CVE-2026-85267
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
A Cross-Site WebSocket Hijacking vulnerability in Cloud Shell prior to 2026-07-22 on Google Cloud Platform allows an unauthenticated attacker to hijack an active Cloud Shell session and exfiltrate the user's OAuth access token using a cross-origin WebSocket request. This vulnerability was patched on 22 July 2026, and no customer action is needed.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.7
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
f45cbf4e-4146-4068-b7e1-655ffc2c548c
Published
2026-10-20 10:17:07.007000
Last modified
2026-10-20 19:18:51.900000
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