Vulnerability in Volcengine Openviking

CVE-2026-40525

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 attacker…

EPSS: 0.002 (41.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-40525?
CVE-2026-40525 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Volcengine Openviking, classified under CWE-636. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-04-17.
How severe is CVE-2026-40525?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.