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CVE-2026-22207

Published: Feb 26, 2026

Modified: Apr 7, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

9.8

CRITICAL

Description

OpenViking through version 0.1.18, prior to commit 0251c70, contains a broken access control vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to gain ROOT privileges when the root_api_key configuration is omitted. Attackers can send requests to protected endpoints without authentication headers to access administrative functions including account management, resource operations, and system configuration.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Volcengine	OpenViking	affected `0 - <= 0.1.18` unaffected `0251c7045b3f8092c4d2e1565115b1ba23db282f`

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

https://github.com/volcengine/OpenViking/issues/302

issue-tracking

https://github.com/volcengine/OpenViking/pull/310

vendor-advisory

https://github.com/volcengine/OpenViking/commit/0251c7045b3f8092c4d2e1565115b1ba23db282f

patch

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openviking-missing-root-api-key-allows-anonymous-root-access

third-party-advisory

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