0x4m4 HexStrike AI API Command Endpoint hexstrike_server.py 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 determined in 0x4m4 HexStrike AI up to d689933ff579d839c676c82b231f8e98326c5f04. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file hexstrike_server.py of the component API Command Endpoint. This manipulation causes missing authentication. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Continious delivery with rolling releases is used by this product. Therefore, no version details of affected nor updated releases are available. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
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-2026-90620
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-54w5-mmvv-3mhc
- 2026-10-13 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More 0x4m4 vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-24558 HexStrike AI MCP Server Command Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-61648 0x4m4 HexStrike AI API Files Endpoint hexstrike_server.py FileOperationsManager path traversal CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-61647 0x4m4 HexStrike AI API Tools Endpoint hexstrike_server.py subprocess.Popen os command injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-61625 0x4m4 HexStrike AI Execute Endpoint hexstrike_server.py os command injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-90620 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-90620 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-54w5-mmvv-3mhc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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