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CVE-2026-100418: Flame through 2.4.0 Information Exposure via GET /api/config

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-09-25 · updated 2026-09-30
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

Flame through 2.4.0 contains an information exposure vulnerability in the unauthenticated GET /api/config endpoint that returns the entire configuration object without field redaction. Attackers can retrieve the stored weather API key and internal operational settings by sending a single unauthenticated request to consume provider quota or access sensitive configuration data.

Affected products

• pawelmalak flame: through 2.4.0

References

• https://github.com/pawelmalak/flame
• https://github.com/pawelmalak/flame/blob/3e03c25138df4321143c4fbd1a99468ff375ebb2/controllers/config/getConfig.js#L7-L13
• https://github.com/pawelmalak/flame/blob/3e03c25138df4321143c4fbd1a99468ff375ebb2/routes/config.js#L14
• https://github.com/pawelmalak/flame/blob/3e03c25138df4321143c4fbd1a99468ff375ebb2/utils/init/initialConfig.json#L2
• https://github.com/pawelmalak/flame/issues/494
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/flame-through-2.4.0-information-exposure-via-get-api-config
• https://github.com/pawelmalak/flame/issues/494

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