CVE-2026-2244: Sensitive Data Exposure in Google Cloud Vertex AI Workbench
High · CVSS 8.4 (CVSS 4.0)EPSS 0.26%, 18th percentilePublished Updated Assigner: GoogleCloud
Description
A vulnerability in Google Cloud Vertex AI Workbench from 7/21/2025 to 01/30/2026 allows an attacker to exfiltrate valid Google Cloud access tokens of other users via abuse of a built-in startup script. All instances after January 30th, 2026 have been patched to protect from this vulnerability. No user action is required for this.
CWE-200
Tracked companies
Mapped from the CVE’s affected-product data, NVD CPE matches, vendor advisories or package feeds. A mapping means the vendor’s software is named, not that its hosted service was exposed.
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
Google Cloud: Vertex AI Workbench
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/docs/workbench/release-notes (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)