
CVE catalog
CVE-2026-73499
etcd is a distributed key-value store for the data of a distributed system. Prior to versions 3.5.33, 3.6.14, and 3.7.1, a user granted READ permission on a single exact key can use the Watch gRPC API
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/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:X - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.66% · Oct 25, 2026
etcd is a distributed key-value store for the data of a distributed system. Prior to versions 3.5.33, 3.6.14, and 3.7.1, a user granted READ permission on a single exact key can use the Watch gRPC API with clientv3.WithFromKey() to receive watch events for every key lexicographically greater than or equal to the permitted key. In server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/watch.go, the open-ended RangeEnd sentinel is rewritten before the RBAC permission check in server/auth/range_perm_cache.go function isRangeOpPermitted, causing the request to be treated as an exact-key watch. Range/Get and DeleteRange requests are not affected, and the issue affects only clusters with authentication enabled. This issue is fixed in versions 3.5.33, 3.6.14, and 3.7.1.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | etcd | sid | 3.5.30-2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | etcd | forky | 3.5.30-2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | etcd | trixie | 3.5.16-4 | vulnerable |
| Debian | etcd | bookworm | 3.4.23-4 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | etcd | source | sid | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1144346] |
| Debian | etcd | source | forky | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1144346] |
| Debian | etcd | source | trixie | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1144346] |
| Debian | etcd | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1144346] |
Notes
[trixie] etcd: Minor issue [bookworm] etcd: Minor issue
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [etcd-client]Affected
Source package: [etcd]
Details (2)
3.4.23-4+b4· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · etcd · debian · bookworm; nvd · etcd · debian · 12
3.4.23-4+b4· arm64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · etcd · debian · bookworm; nvd · etcd · debian · 12
- [etcd-server]Affected
Source package: [etcd]
Details (2)
3.4.23-4+b4· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · etcd · debian · bookworm; nvd · etcd · debian · 12
3.4.23-4+b4· arm64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · etcd · debian · bookworm; nvd · etcd · debian · 12
- [golang-etcd-server-dev]Affected
Source package: [etcd]
Details (2)
3.4.23-4· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · etcd · debian · bookworm; nvd · etcd · debian · 12
3.4.23-4· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · etcd · debian · bookworm; nvd · etcd · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [etcd-client]Affected
Source package: [etcd]
Details (2)
3.5.16-4· amd64 · trixieAffected
nvd · etcd · debian · 13
3.5.16-4· arm64 · trixieAffected
nvd · etcd · debian · 13
- [etcd-server]Affected
Source package: [etcd]
Details (2)
3.5.16-4· amd64 · trixieAffected
nvd · etcd · debian · 13
3.5.16-4· arm64 · trixieAffected
nvd · etcd · debian · 13
- [golang-etcd-server-dev]Affected
Source package: [etcd]
Details (2)
3.5.16-4· all · trixieAffected
nvd · etcd · debian · 13
3.5.16-4· all · trixieAffected
nvd · etcd · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/commit/6643f80602461a6095c9b294b6512fd9719bef41]
- [https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/commit/7cf71ec9e2ec54230a5454392fa4ffd4574b41ed]
- [https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/commit/afeaa624da19085b47fb5ccc7c22a8c421bc2eae]
- [https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/commit/e863b001bbf3367003a543aa3099db9892134cd7]
- [https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/releases/tag/v3.5.33]
- [https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/releases/tag/v3.6.14]
- [https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/releases/tag/v3.7.1]
- [https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/security/advisories/GHSA-xg4h-6gfc-h4m8]
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73499]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-73499]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-73499]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-73499.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2026/wid-sec-w-2026-2825.json]
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