Missing authentication exposes boneIO Black API data
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent 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
boneIO Black excludes several API endpoints from authentication, so an unauthenticated remote attacker on the local network can retrieve system logs, firmware version, serial number, MQTT username, configuration file listings and API documentation. Missing authentication for a critical function (CWE-306) exposes this data, which aids reconnaissance and enables targeted attacks against the device. The flaw affects boneIO from 1.2.0 before 1.6.0.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
boneIO Black directly excludes several API endpoints from the authentication. An unauthenticated remote attacker on the local network can retrieve system logs, firmware version, serial number, MQTT username, configuration file listings, and API documentation. This data aids reconnaissance and enables targeted attacks against the device. This issue was fixed in version 1.6.0: every API route requires an authenticated role, the interactive API documentation is disabled, and the serial number is withheld from anonymous callers.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
Update boneIO to version 1.6.0, which requires an authenticated role for every API route, disables the interactive API documentation, and withholds the serial number from anonymous callers.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA boneIO (boneIO) Fixed in 1.6.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
boneIO 1.6.0
8 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 7 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-80410 Missing authentication for Node-RED in boneIOPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2026-80417 Race condition in boneIO sudoers handling allows root privilege escalationPriority LOW 39
- TI-2026-80411 Missing authentication in boneIO firmware allows remote device controlPriority LOW 39
Timeline
- 2026-10-26 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-77061
- 2026-10-26 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-g7w6-5jxq-p6fc
References
More boneIO vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-80413 Excessive privileges in boneIO black_debian_images allow root escalation CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-80410 Missing authentication for Node-RED in boneIO CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-80417 Race condition in boneIO sudoers handling allows root privilege escalation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-80411 Missing authentication in boneIO firmware allows remote device control CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-80420 Clickjacking in boneIO web interface allows unauthorized actions CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-80414 Default credentials in boneIO MQTT broker allow remote control of devices CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-77061 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-77061 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g7w6-5jxq-p6fc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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