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CVE-2026-53576GHSA-2q47-568g-9h4f

Kestra: Unauthenticated RCE via /configs path-suffix auth-filter bypass

kestra-io kestra
CVSS
10.0Critical
ExploitationPublic exploit codeCISA's assessment says proof of concept code is public, assessed 29 Jun 2026. Not in the KEV catalogCISA via CVE List
Exploit odds (EPSS)3.30%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of CVEs. Scored 27 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version yet
Published26 Jun 2026Updated 29 Jun 2026CVE List

What fixes it

No source in this snapshot names a fixed version.

Timeline

  1. 26 Jun 2026, 20:54 UTCPublishedCVE List
  2. 27 Oct 2026, 06:16 UTCExploit code publicGitHub proof-of-concept repositories

Public exploit code and templates 1

  • Scanner templateKestra <= 1.3.20 - Remote Code ExecutionNuclei

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Reports 1

1 outlet mention it. Reports are not confirmation; each links to its source.

Description

Kestra is an open-source, event-driven orchestration platform. Prior to 1.0.45 and 1.3.21, the authentication filter for the REST API (@Filter("/api/v1/**")) treats any request whose path ends in /configs as the public instance-config endpoint and forwards it without a credential check. kestra addresses its resources by URL path segments that the caller chooses (/api/v1/{tenant}/flows/{namespace}, /api/v1/{tenant}/executions/{namespace}/{id}, /api/v1/{tenant}/namespaces/{namespace}/kv/{key}). An anonymous caller picks the literal configs as the final segment, and the request bypasses Basic-Auth entirely. Because the bypass reaches the flow-create and execution-trigger routes, an unauthenticated caller creates a flow containing a Shell or Process task and runs it. The task executes as root inside the kestra container. The official docker-compose.yml mounts /var/run/docker.sock, so root in the container reaches the host Docker daemon. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.0.45 and 1.3.21.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 2

  • kestraaffected: < 1.0.45CVE List
  • kestraaffected: >= 1.1.0, < 1.3.21CVE List

References 1