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TI-2026-17817 Aliases CVE-2026-22207GHSA-mpqv-244m-cf9r

OpenViking Missing root_api_key Allows Anonymous ROOT Access

Priority HIGH 81CWE-306Published · 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
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.

Summary

OpenViking through version 0.1.18, prior to commit 0251c70, contains a broken access control vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to gain ROOT privileges when the root_api_key configuration is omitted. Attackers can send requests to protected endpoints without authentication headers to access administrative functions including account management, resource operations, and system configuration.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0049 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
VolcengineOpenVikingup to 0.1.18—Patch availableCNA
  • OpenViking VendorVolcengine Affected up to 0.1.18 Fixed in — Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:volcengine:openviking:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Volcengine
  • cpe:2.3:a:volcengine:openviking:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Volcengine

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-22207
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mpqv-244m-cf9r

References

Patch 2

Other 1

  • TI-2026-22780 OpenViking .ovpack Import ZIP Slip Path Traversal CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2026-18208 OpenViking < 0.3.3 Missing Authorization via Task Polling CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-18209 OpenViking < 0.3.4 SSRF via /api/v1/resources CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.3
  • TI-2026-29272 OpenViking < 0.3.9 Authentication Bypass via VikingBot OpenAPI CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-11432 volcengine OpenViking Local VectorDB Primary-key Label str_to_uint64.py str_to_uint64 data authenticity CVSS 4.0LOW 2.3
  • TI-2026-27215 OpenViking 0.2.5 < 0.2.14 Bot Proxy Endpoints Allow Unauthenticated Access CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
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Sources

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