Missing authentication in NullHub exposes management API
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
NullHub through 2026.5.29 by nullclaw has missing authentication (CWE-306) that leaves the /api/* management API open. The auth_token field defaults to null and is never assigned, so the API accepts requests on non-loopback listeners. An unauthenticated attacker can control agents, rewrite configurations including provider credentials, and manage cron jobs and MCP servers.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
NullHub through 2026.5.29 contains a missing authentication vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to access the /api/* management API because the auth_token field defaults to null and is never assigned. Attackers sending requests without Authorization or Origin headers to non-loopback listeners can control agent instances, rewrite configurations including provider credentials, and manage cron jobs and MCP servers.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for NullHub.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-14 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-110616
- 2026-10-14 Alias added: GHSA-jrqq-fxff-7f78
- 2026-10-20 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-20 Priority changed: MEDIUM → HIGH
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-110616 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-110616 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jrqq-fxff-7f78 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-110616 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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