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CVE-2026-110631: Komodo through 2.3.3 Periphery Agent Unauthenticated RCE via Default Configuration

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-10-14 · updated 2026-10-20
• Weakness: CWE-1188

Description

Komodo through 2.3.3 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the Periphery agent that allows unauthenticated attackers to connect as a trusted Core because empty core_public_keys and passkeys lists fail open by default. Attackers reaching port 8120 can present any generated keypair to issue Periphery API requests, including terminal sessions and container operations, executing commands on managed hosts typically as root.

Affected products

• moghtech komodo: through 2.3.3

References

• https://github.com/moghtech/komodo/blob/v1.19.5/bin/periphery/src/api/router.rs
• https://github.com/moghtech/komodo/blob/v2.3.3/bin/periphery/src/connection/server.rs
• https://github.com/moghtech/komodo/blob/v2.3.3/bin/periphery/src/state.rs#L82-L88
• https://github.com/moghtech/komodo/blob/v2.3.3/config/periphery.config.toml
• https://github.com/moghtech/komodo/issues/1690
• https://ravindulakmina.pages.dev/advisories/komodo-periphery-fail-open-rce/
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/komodo-through-2.3.3-periphery-agent-unauthenticated-rce-via-default-configuration
• https://ravindulakmina.pages.dev/advisories/cve-2026-110631-komodo-periphery-fail-open-rce/

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