Project AI API Key Exposure in Source Code
Priority LOW 20CWE-798Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.
Summary
Project AI is a platform designed to create AI agents. Prior to the pre-beta version, a hardcoded API key was present in the source code. This issue has been patched in the pre-beta version.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00592 48th 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
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
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-2025-48491
References
Other 9
- https://github.com/aryan6673/project-ai/security/advisories/GHSA-8486-vrcp-69rv
- https://github.com/aryan6673/project-ai/commit/142252c43f1dacb3fed99e3336f5cd863b028bc2
- https://github.com/aryan6673/project-ai/commit/1de910f353eb2a68c980149b906e7495459296ad
- https://github.com/aryan6673/project-ai/commit/54a69c3ccd301d35f3d54f4844d9910e609beb73
- https://github.com/aryan6673/project-ai/commit/7f3b93f9aa9085d5413b4019172b0e56676346d7
- https://github.com/aryan6673/project-ai/commit/8db90e3d9777850741804533ebde5824b4a5795c
- https://github.com/aryan6673/project-ai/commit/99e0e0718edb0e59c5d3c5a69903b87c69fcfe7a
- https://github.com/aryan6673/project-ai/commit/ab67979a46b0e343dc20a95a2b65d3c4994c31e7
- https://github.com/aryan6673/project-ai/commit/c1fb156418d98a1e6c60bb680db57e9558785093
Sources
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences