Missing authentication in GoCast
Priority HIGH 82CWE-306Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
A lack of authentication vulnerability exists in the HTTP API functionality of GoCast 1.1.3. A specially crafted HTTP request can lead to arbitrary command execution. An attacker can make an unauthenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0204 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-21855
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c6qm-82c6-q92v
References
More Gocast vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-19393 OS command injection in GoCast CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-19087 OS command injection in GoCast CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-21855 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-21855 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c6qm-82c6-q92v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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