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CVE-2026-40525: OpenViking: Unauthenticated remote bot control via OpenAPI HTTP routes

April 17, 2026 (updated April 24, 2026)

OpenViking prior to commit c7bb167 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.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-jgq2-vq69-gr6h
  • github.com/volcengine/OpenViking
  • github.com/volcengine/OpenViking/commit/c7bb1676f4d037609f041bf39e4e2bd52e8f9820
  • github.com/volcengine/OpenViking/pull/1447
  • github.com/volcengine/OpenViking/releases/tag/v0.3.9
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40525
  • www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openviking-authentication-bypass-via-vikingbot-openapi

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Affected versions

All versions before 0.3.9

Fixed versions

  • 0.3.9

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.3.9 or above.

Impact 9.1 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-636: Not Failing Securely ('Failing Open')

Source file

pypi/openviking/CVE-2026-40525.yml

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