Auth bypass in Hkuds Autoagent
CVE-2026-86124
AutoAgent contains an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in the TCP server that binds to all interfaces and executes attacker-supplied commands as root. Attackers can connect to the exposed communication port and execute arbitrary bash commands within the container, gaining access to bind-mounted host workspace directories.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (61.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 62nd percentile — 61.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.004
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/HKUDS/AutoAgent (product)
- github.com/HKUDS/AutoAgent/blob/16c12b052ef2330a198063c62a07a7f9723031e3/autoag… (technical-description)
- github.com/HKUDS/AutoAgent/blob/16c12b052ef2330a198063c62a07a7f9723031e3/autoag… (technical-description)
- github.com/HKUDS/AutoAgent/issues/96 (issue-tracking)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/autoagent-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution-vi… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-86124?
- CVE-2026-86124 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hkuds Autoagent, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-09-05.
- How severe is CVE-2026-86124?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.