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TI-2026-56321 Aliases CVE-2026-81664GHSA-gwq3-cphc-pwmg

OpenFaaS Gateway 0.27.11 through 0.27.13 Missing Authentication on the /system/telemetry Route

Priority HIGH 70CWE-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
Low · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

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

Summary

The OpenFaaS gateway registers GET /system/telemetry in gateway/main.go and, when basic_auth is enabled, wraps each administrative /system/* handler in auth.DecorateWithBasicAuth. TelemetryHandler was left out of that wrap block from 0.27.11, which introduced the route, until 0.27.14, which added it. On an affected gateway the route therefore reaches the forwarding proxy with no credential check and returns whatever the configured provider serves for /system/telemetry, so any client that can reach the gateway port can read the provider's telemetry regardless of the basic_auth setting. The exposed content depends on the provider, and covers resource and invocation metrics for faasd and pod or cluster state for faas-netes.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00366 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed faas (openfaas): 0.27.14

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
openfaasfaas0.27.11 to before 0.27.140.27.14Patch availableCNA
  • faas Vendoropenfaas Affected 0.27.11 to before 0.27.14 Fixed in 0.27.14 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA faas (openfaas) Fixed in 0.27.14

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-81664
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gwq3-cphc-pwmg

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