Hardcoded default secret in SOCFortress CoPilot allows auth bypass
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
SOCFortress CoPilot before 0.1.76 checks Graylog and Velociraptor webhook calls against a publicly hardcoded fallback header secret (CWE-798). Deployments that leave the header settings unset or unchanged let an anonymous caller with that known value bypass the JWT authentication required by normal APIs. The bypass lets an attacker invoke active-response commands on the configured Wazuh manager and inject forged alerts for arbitrary customer codes.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
SOCFortress CoPilot focuses on providing a single pane of glass for all your security operations needs. Prior to 0.1.76, `verify_graylog_header` in `backend/app/active_response/routes/graylog.py` and `verify_velociraptor_header` in `backend/app/incidents/routes/incident_alert.py` authenticate webhooks against `GRAYLOG_API_HEADER_VALUE` and `VELOCIRAPTOR_API_HEADER_VALUE` with the same publicly hardcoded fallback. The same default is shipped in `.env.example`. Deployments that leave either setting unset or unchanged permit an anonymous caller with the known header value to bypass the JWT authentication required by normal APIs. `POST /api/graylog/invoke` forwards attacker-selected `COMMAND`, `ACTION`, `VALUE` and `AGENT_ID` to the configured Wazuh manager without the command-enum validation of the authenticated invocation route, allowing active-response scripts to disrupt endpoints and manipulate defensive controls. `POST /api/incidents/alerts/create/threshold` and `POST /api/incidents/alerts/create/velo-sigma` accept forged alerts for arbitrary `customer_code` values and drive attacker-controlled OpenSearch queries. Active-response delivery requires a configured reachable Wazuh manager. Deployments with independently changed header secrets are not subject to this default-secret bypass. This issue is fixed in version 0.1.76.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| socfortress | CoPilot | before 0.1.76 | 0.1.76 | Patch available | CNA |
- CoPilot Vendorsocfortress Affected before 0.1.76 Fixed in 0.1.76 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Upgrade SOCFortress CoPilot to version 0.1.76, which fixes this issue. Deployments that cannot upgrade immediately should set GRAYLOG_API_HEADER_VALUE and VELOCIRAPTOR_API_HEADER_VALUE to independent secrets, since changed header secrets are not subject to this bypass.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
- Fix · CNA CoPilot (socfortress) Fixed in 0.1.76
Timeline
- 2026-10-30 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-61729
- 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-05 Priority changed: MEDIUM → HIGH
References
More socfortress vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-83110 Path traversal in SOCFortress CoPilot lets attackers write host files CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-31075 Improper authentication in socfortress CoPilot CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-83106 SOCFortress CoPilot stored XSS enables privileged account takeover CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2026-83146 Authentication bypass in SOCFortress CoPilot Sigma exclusions CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-83108 SOCFortress CoPilot exposes ScoutSuite reports and GCP keys CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-82778 Stored template injection in SOCFortress CoPilot allows backend code execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
Sources
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