---
id: CVE-2026-114108
title: >-
  HKUDS Vibe-Trading before 0.1.7 Missing Authentication in FastAPI Server
  Enabling RCE
summary: >-
  HKUDS Vibe-Trading from 0.1.0 before 0.1.7 contains a missing authentication
  vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to access the FastAPI
  surface because require_auth() returns early when API_AUTH_KEY is unset.
  Attackers can…
severity: critical
cvss: 9.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-306
vendor: HKUDS
product: Vibe-Trading
affected:
  - Vibe-Trading >= 0.1.0 < 0.1.7
published: '2026-10-21'
updated: '2026-10-21'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-21T00:37:08.183Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-114108'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/HKUDS/Vibe-Trading/security/advisories/GHSA-v2f8-6655-7grj
    label: GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-v2f8-6655-7grj)
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hkuds-vibe-trading-before-0.1.7-missing-authentication-in-fastapi-server-enabling-rce
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: HKUDS Vibe-Trading before 0.1.7 Missing Authentication
      in FastAPI Server Enabling RCE
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-21T01:37:08.011Z'
---

## Overview

HKUDS Vibe-Trading from 0.1.0 before 0.1.7 contains a missing authentication vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to access the FastAPI surface because require_auth() returns early when API_AUTH_KEY is unset. Attackers can post messages to /sessions/{id}/messages to trigger root shell commands via BashTool, upload .py or .sh files via /upload, read session histories, and obtain partial API keys.

## Affected

- `Vibe-Trading >= 0.1.0 < 0.1.7`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.