VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-40525

CVSS score9.1 CRITICAL
EPSS probability0.57%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-04-17
Last modified2026-10-26
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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

  • disclosure@vulncheck.com: CWE-636

Primary references