AstrBotDevs AstrBot Dashboard auth.py hard-coded credentials
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 and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-259.
Summary
A security vulnerability has been detected in AstrBotDevs AstrBot up to 4.16.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file astrbot/dashboard/routes/auth.py of the component Dashboard. The manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. 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
- Poc
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AstrBotDevs | AstrBot | 4.0; 4.1; 4.2; 4.3; 4.4; 4.5; 4.6; 4.7; 4.8; 4.9; 4.10; 4.11; 4.12; 4.13; 4.14; 4.15; 4.16.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | AstrBot (PyPI) | up to 4.16.0 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-mq9q-25hm-g4gp |
- AstrBot VendorAstrBotDevs Affected 4.0; 4.1; 4.2; 4.3; 4.4; 4.5; 4.6; 4.7; 4.8; 4.9; 4.10; 4.11; 4.12; 4.13; 4.14; 4.15; 4.16.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- AstrBot (PyPI) Vendor— Affected up to 4.16.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-mq9q-25hm-g4gp
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-7579
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mq9q-25hm-g4gp
References
Exploit 1
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Sources
- CVE-2026-7579 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-7579 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mq9q-25hm-g4gp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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