CVE-2026-2473: Bucket Squatting in Vertex AI Experiments leads to RCE and Model Theft.
High · CVSS 7.7 (CVSS 4.0)EPSS 0.51%, 43th percentilePublished Updated Assigner: GoogleCloud
Description
Predictable bucket naming in Vertex AI Experiments in Google Cloud Vertex AI from version 1.21.0 up to (but not including) 1.133.0 on Google Cloud Platform allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to achieve cross-tenant remote code execution, model theft, and poisoning via pre-creating predictably named Cloud Storage buckets (Bucket Squatting). This vulnerability was patched and no customer action is needed.
CWE-340
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 Experiments
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- docs.cloud.google.com/support/bulletins (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)