Socket.IO RPC in OpenHuman skips authentication checks
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-288.
Summary
OpenHuman by tinyhumansai before 0.56.0 requires a bearer token for HTTP POST requests to /rpc but not for the Socket.IO rpc:request and chat:start handlers (CWE-306). A local unauthenticated client can connect to the Socket.IO namespace and dispatch requests to protected controllers. Depending on the method, the attacker can read configuration or health data, start agent flows, alter local data, or stop and restart services.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
OpenHuman is an open-source agent harness available as a desktop application and Rust library. Before 0.56.0, the core server protects HTTP POST requests to /rpc with bearer middleware but exposes Socket.IO rpc:request and chat:start handlers without equivalent transport or handler-level authentication. A local unauthenticated client can connect to the Socket.IO namespace and dispatch requests through the same protected controller path that rejects a missing bearer on /rpc. Depending on the selected method, the attacker can read configuration or health data, start agent flows, interact with integrated account APIs, alter local data, or stop and restart services. This issue is fixed in version 0.56.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tinyhumansai | openhuman | before 0.56.0 | 0.56.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- openhuman Vendortinyhumansai Affected before 0.56.0 Fixed in 0.56.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Upgrade OpenHuman to version 0.56.0, which fixes the issue.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
- Fix · CNA openhuman (tinyhumansai) Fixed in 0.56.0
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-11-05 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-49393
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-11-07 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
More tinyhumansai vulnerabilities
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- TI-2026-85515 OpenHuman event stream endpoint leaks user-facing data without authentication CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.2
- TI-2026-85522 OpenHuman lets channel messages create unapproved shell cron jobs CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-40241 OpenHuman desktop agent shell tool sandbox bypass leads to arbitrary command execution CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2026-85516 OpenHuman Yuanbao channel bypasses approval for node_exec commands CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
Sources
- CVE-2026-49393 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-49393 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- CVE-2026-49393 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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