PromtEngineer localGPT API Endpoint server.py LocalGPTHandler missing authentication
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-287.
Summary
A vulnerability was detected in PromtEngineer localGPT up to 4d41c7d1713b16b216d8e062e51a5dd88b20b054. Impacted is the function LocalGPTHandler of the file backend/server.py of the component API Endpoint. The manipulation of the argument BaseHTTPRequestHandler results in missing authentication. The attack can be executed remotely. This product implements a rolling release for ongoing delivery, which means version information for affected or updated releases is unavailable. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PromtEngineer | localGPT | 4d41c7d1713b16b216d8e062e51a5dd88b20b054 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- localGPT VendorPromtEngineer Affected 4d41c7d1713b16b216d8e062e51a5dd88b20b054 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-5000
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wwwf-53m5-vmfq
- 2026-10-13 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
References
More PromtEngineer vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-04363 PromtEngineer localGPT Web api_server.py handle_index information disclosure CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-04362 PromtEngineer localGPT LLM Prompt server.py _route_using_overviews injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-04361 PromtEngineer localGPT server.py do_POST unrestricted upload CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-5000 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-5000 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wwwf-53m5-vmfq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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