CVE-2026-53576

PUBLISHED
Published: 26 Jun 2026, 20:54
Last modified:26 Jun 2026, 20:54

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
10 CRITICAL
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
0.33% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

26 Jun 2026, 20:54
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•CRITICAL•Score: 10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.33%• Percentile: 57%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-94•Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

    The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

  • CWE-288•Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

    The product requires authentication, but the product has an alternate path or channel that does not require authentication.

Affected Systems

  • kestra-io•kestra

    < 1.0.45 | ≥ 1.1.0, < 1.3.21

References (1)