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GCP Cloud Functions Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

A privilege escalation vulnerability dubbed "ConfusedFunction" was discovered in Google Cloud Platform's Cloud Functions service. It allows attackers to escalate privileges from Cloud Function permissions to the default Cloud Build service account during function deployment. The vulnerability affects both first and second-generation Cloud Functions.

Reference details

Source category
Research & news
Report title
GCP Cloud Functions Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
First reported
Jul 24, 2024 00:00 UTC
Last reported
Jul 24, 2024 00:00 UTC
Catalog updated
Oct 08, 2026 03:52 UTC
Record ID
56fd7c711246171fcd5acec2dd6be8b3f0b221c02b3e93681b923b7a27ac7d78

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Source observations

src_d11443da85ea659d49

Source-provided label
Not reported
Evidence class
mentioned in report
Confidence
Not reported
Observed
Jul 24, 2024 00:00 UTC
Retrieved
Oct 08, 2026 03:52 UTC

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  • src_d11443da85ea659d49Collection status unverifiedLast successful batch: Unverified

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