# CVE-2026-105163 — crossplane crossplane-runtime

> As of 2026-10-04, CVE-2026-105163 is a MEDIUM-severity vulnerability in crossplane crossplane-runtime, CVSS v3.1 5.3. No Threadlinqs-tracked threat campaign has been attributed to CVE-2026-105163 as of 2026-10-04; the identifier is re-checked against the Threadlinqs threat corpus on every daily ingest.

**Last updated:** 2026-10-04

## What is CVE-2026-105163?

A vulnerability was detected in crossplane crossplane-runtime up to 2.2.2/2.3.2. This vulnerability affects the function Get of the file pkg/xpkg/client.go of the component ImageConfig. The manipulation results in time-of-check time-of-use. The attack may be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 2.2.3, 2.3.3 and 2.4.0-rc.1 is able to resolve this issue. The patch is identified as bee99c6cd6ca81878acca2940a2f0a02169fc208. You should upgrade the affected component.

The record classifies CVE-2026-105163 under weakness classes [CWE-367](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cwe/CWE-367), [CWE-362](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cwe/CWE-362). Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs no user interaction. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 1 day ago.

## Severity and exploitation probability

- **CVSS v3.1 base score:** 5.3 — MEDIUM (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:X/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **CVSS v4.0 base score:** 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X`)
- **CISA KEV:** Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 2.7/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- **Published:** 2026-10-04

## Is CVE-2026-105163 being exploited?

It currently carries a trending score of 30 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

## Affected products and versions

- **crossplane**: crossplane-runtime

## How to fix CVE-2026-105163

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-105163 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.

## Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-105163

No threat campaign in the Threadlinqs corpus currently references CVE-2026-105163, in its CVE list or as an indicator. The linkage is recomputed from the live corpus on every daily ingest, so this section fills in as soon as a tracked campaign cites the identifier.

## Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, GitHub Security Advisories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-10-05.

**Vendor advisory and patch**

- [github.com — issue tracking](https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane-runtime/pull/1038)
- [github.com — patch](https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane-runtime/commit/bee99c6cd6ca81878acca2940a2f0a02169fc208)
- [github.com — patch (v2.2)](https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane-runtime/releases/tag/v2.2.3)

**Technical analysis**

- [vuldb.com — vdb entry](https://vuldb.com/vuln/413395)

**Third-party advisory**

- [vuldb.com — signature](https://vuldb.com/vuln/413395/cti)
- [vuldb.com — third party advisory](https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-105163)

**Issue tracking and product pages**

- [github.com — issue tracking](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mf7q-r4rv-jv94)
- [github.com — product](https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane-runtime/)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-105163
Full detection coverage and IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2026-105163 via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp