CVE-2026-40525

OpenViking prior to commit c7bb167 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the VikingBot OpenAPI HTTP route surface where the authentication check fails open when the api_key configuration value is unset or empty. Remote attackers with network access to the exposed service can invoke privileged bot-control functionality without providing a valid X-API-Key header, including submitting attacker-controlled prompts, creating or using bot sessions, and accessing downstream tools, integrations, secrets, or data accessible to the bot.

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-40525 vulnerability.

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2026-40525.

URL	Resource
https://github.com/volcengine/OpenViking/commit/c7bb1676f4d037609f041bf39e4e2bd52e8f9820
https://github.com/volcengine/OpenViking/pull/1447
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openviking-authentication-bypass-via-vikingbot-openapi