CVE-2026-22207 | OpenViking through version 0.1.18, prior to commit 0251c70, … | CVSS 9.8 CRITICAL

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.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-22207
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 2026-01-06 16:47 UTC
Published: 2026-02-26 20:34 UTC
Last updated: 2026-07-14 15:53 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-306
CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Vendor / Product: Volcengine / OpenViking
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.8 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC — CISA Coordinator

Exploitation: PoC
Automatable: yes
Tech. Impact: total

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
Volcengine	OpenViking	—	0 ≤ 0.1.18, 0251c7045b3f8092c4d2e1565115b1ba23db282f

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-306	cna	CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function

CVSS scores (2)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
9.8	CRITICAL	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.3	CRITICAL	4.0	cna	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

References (4)