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TI-2026-74404 Aliases CVE-2026-102682GHSA-hqm2-cfx2-2vgh

Missing authorization in Pipecat development runner endpoints

Priority LOW 25CWE-345Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Security bypass, Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-345 and CWE-770.

Summary

The pipecat-ai package from 0.0.98 before 1.6.0 exposes unauthenticated endpoints in its built-in development runner, including /start, /daily and /daily-dialin-webhook. The flaw is missing authorization (CWE-862), so these endpoints can create bot sessions and Daily rooms. A remote attacker can do this only if an operator exposes the runner to untrusted traffic, and can then consume local resources and third-party quotas.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

Pipecat is an open-source Python framework for building real-time voice and multimodal conversational agents. From 0.0.98 until 1.6.0, the pipecat-ai package's built-in development runner exposes unauthenticated endpoints including /start, /daily, and /daily-dialin-webhook that can create bot sessions and Daily rooms. The runner binds to localhost by default and is intended only for local development, so exploitation requires an operator to expose it to untrusted traffic through --host 0.0.0.0, a published port, or a tunnel without access controls. An unauthenticated caller can consume local resources and third-party quotas and, depending on configuration, receive a room URL and join token. Version 1.6.0 adds a prominent development-runner banner and documentation that clarifies the unauthenticated boundary and directs production deployments to an authenticated dispatcher or managed runtime, while the endpoint behavior remains by design. This issue is fixed in version 1.6.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00234 14th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed pipecat (pipecat-ai): 1.6.0pipecat-ai (PyPI): 1.6.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
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
pipecat-aipipecat0.0.98 to before 1.6.01.6.0Patch availableCNA
—pipecat-ai (PyPI)0.0.98 to before 1.6.01.6.0Patch availableGHSA-hqm2-cfx2-2vgh
  • pipecat Vendorpipecat-ai Affected 0.0.98 to before 1.6.0 Fixed in 1.6.0 Patch available CNA
  • pipecat-ai (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 0.0.98 to before 1.6.0 Fixed in 1.6.0 Patch available GHSA-hqm2-cfx2-2vgh

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

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

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:pipecat:pipecat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——pipecat-ai
  • cpe:2.3:a:pipecat:pipecat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·pipecat-ai

Remediation

Upgrade the pipecat-ai PyPI package to version 1.6.0, which fixes this issue and directs production deployments to an authenticated dispatcher or managed runtime. The sources list no fixed version for pipecat.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

  • Fix · CNA pipecat (pipecat-ai) Fixed in 1.6.0
  • Fix · GHSA-hqm2-cfx2-2vgh pipecat-ai (PyPI) Fixed in 1.6.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-15 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-102682
  2. 2026-10-16 Alias added: GHSA-hqm2-cfx2-2vgh
  3. 2026-10-16 Fix available: PyPI/[email protected] · GHSA-hqm2-cfx2-2vgh
  4. 2026-10-16 CVSS score added · GHSA-hqm2-cfx2-2vgh
  5. 2026-10-16 Weakness changed · GHSA-hqm2-cfx2-2vgh
  6. 2026-10-16 6 new references · GHSA-hqm2-cfx2-2vgh
  7. 2026-10-16 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  8. 2026-10-29 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Advisory 1

Other 5

  • TI-2025-38641 Pipecat vulnerable to Remote Code Execution by Pickle Deserialization via LivekitFrameSerializer CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-32603 Pipecat: Path Traversal in Pipecat Runner `/files` Endpoint — Arbitrary File Read via `%2F`-Encoded Separator CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-39516 Pipecat: Telephony WebSocket `/ws` Unauthenticated Call-Control Abuse via Attacker-Supplied Call SID CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

Sources

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