OpenViking < 0.3.9 Authentication Bypass via VikingBot OpenAPI
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.
CVE-2026-40525
Primary source · Revision 1
Imported from structured advisory data. Source references identify upstream records or fields; verify affected versions and your deployed configuration.
Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-40525
OpenViking
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"repo": "https://github.com/volcengine/OpenViking",
"vendor": "volcengine",
"product": "OpenViking",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "0.3.9",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "c7bb1676f4d037609f041bf39e4e2bd52e8f9820",
"versionType": "git"
}
],
"packageURL": "pkg:pypi/openviking",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-40525
Source reference:
/cveMetadata/cveId
Publisher severity
critical
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
- Event
- #12719 · Revision 1
- Added to Heist Feed
- Publisher date