Milvus 2.6.22, 3.0.0 Unauthenticated Denial of Service via /management/stop
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
Milvus through 2.6.22 and 3.0.0 contains an unauthenticated denial of service vulnerability that allows remote attackers to terminate service components by sending a crafted HTTP GET request to the management server on port 9091. Attackers can exploit the unprotected /management/stop endpoint, which bypasses REST API authentication middleware, by supplying a 'role' parameter to shut down the proxy, datanode, or querynode components, resulting in denial of service.
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-69111
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fvg5-xr32-px64
References
Exploit 1
More milvus-io vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-39904 Milvus Proxy has Critical Authentication Bypass Vulnerability CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-69111 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-69111 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fvg5-xr32-px64 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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