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CVE-2026-22207: OpenViking Missing root_api_key Allows Anonymous ROOT Access

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-02-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-306

Description

OpenViking through version 0.1.18, prior to commit 0251c70, contains a broken access control vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to gain ROOT privileges when the root_api_key configuration is omitted. Attackers can send requests to protected endpoints without authentication headers to access administrative functions including account management, resource operations, and system configuration.

Affected products

• Volcengine OpenViking: through 0.1.18

References

• https://github.com/volcengine/OpenViking/commit/0251c7045b3f8092c4d2e1565115b1ba23db282f
• https://github.com/volcengine/OpenViking/issues/302
• https://github.com/volcengine/OpenViking/pull/310
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openviking-missing-root-api-key-allows-anonymous-root-access
• https://github.com/volcengine/OpenViking/issues/302

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