Missing authentication in OpenBMB Internet of Agents WebSocket manager
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
OpenBMB Internet of Agents up to 9d78e88e47160eb42ee1ee8538c05e1c2c47877a is affected. The ConnectionManager.connect function in the WebSocket Connection Manager does not enforce authentication (CWE-306). A remote unauthenticated attacker can reach it through the agent_name argument. A public exploit has been released.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05
Description from the CNA
A security flaw has been discovered in OpenBMB Internet of Agents up to 9d78e88e47160eb42ee1ee8538c05e1c2c47877a. This affects the function ConnectionManager.connect of the file im_server/app.py of the component WebSocket Connection Manager. The manipulation of the argument agent_name results in missing authentication. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. This product takes the approach of rolling releases to provide continious delivery. Therefore, version details for affected and updated releases are not 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
- None
- 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 is listed for OpenBMB Internet of Agents. The project uses rolling releases, so version details for affected and updated releases are not available, and the project has not yet responded to the issue report.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05
Timeline
- 2026-11-05 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-123032
- 2026-11-05 Alias added: GHSA-2w86-3j6h-v867
- 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-05 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
More OpenBMB vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-50949 XAgent Path Traversal Arbitrary File Read via /workspace/file CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-41884 OpenBMB ChatDev - Unauthenticated Path Traversal in Upload Handler Allows Arbitrary File Write and Delete CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-01867 OpenBMB XAgent Privileged Mode sandbox CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-85970 Code injection in OpenBMB Internet of Agents Code Executor Tool CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-04320 OpenBMB XAgent ShareServer WebSocket Endpoint share.py check_user missing authentication CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-03418 OpenBMB XAgent workspace.py workspace path traversal CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-123032 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-123032 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2w86-3j6h-v867 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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