Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-22207
Volcengine OpenViking
OpenViking Missing root_api_key Allows Anonymous ROOT Access
CVSS 4.0
9.3Critical
Official 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.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3Critical | 4.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck) | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| 9.8Critical | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volcengine | OpenViking | v ≤ 0.1.18 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
4- https://github.com/volcengine/OpenViking/pull/310 issue-trackingpatch
- 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
- https://github.com/volcengine/OpenViking/issues/302 issue-tracking
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Details
- Published
- 2026-02-27
- Last updated
- 2026-11-08
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- VulnCheck
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.49%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
42.4%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- Yes
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Function