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