CVE-2026-40525
CRITICAL
INFO
Priority: 0.05
BB Relevance:
78/100
Published: 2026-04-17
Modified: 2026-10-26
First seen: 2026-10-29
Status: active
Attack Surface
Network
Low Complexity
No Auth
No Interaction
Conf. Impact
Integ. Impact
CVSS Vector Breakdown
AV:
Network
AC:
Low
PR:
None
UI:
None
S:
X
AT:
Present
VC:
High
VI:
High
VA:
None
Description
OpenViking prior to version 0.3.9 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the VikingBot OpenAPI HTTP route surface where the authentication check fails open when the api_key configuration value is unset or empty. Remote attackers with network access to the exposed service can invoke privileged bot-control functionality without providing a valid X-API-Key header, including submitting attacker-controlled prompts, creating or using bot sessions, and accessing downstream tools, integrations, secrets, or data accessible to the bot.
Weakness Classification (1)
Affected Software (1)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| volcengine | openviking | < 0.3.9 |
References & Advisories (4)
Third Party Advisory
Release Notes
Patch
Exploit
Patch
Vendor Advisory