zhayujie CowAgent Message Endpoint channel.py authorization

published 2026-07-10 4 mo ago modified 2026-10-25 15 d ago also EUVD-2026-42809

cvss: 6.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 30%
public exploits: 0; none known

A security flaw has been discovered in zhayujie CowAgent up to 2.1.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file channel/channel.py of the component Message Endpoint. The manipulation results in missing authorization. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 4 mo ago (2026-07-10)

Exploit prediction

0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/zhayujie/CowAgent/issues/2874 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	4.0	5.3	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CNA	3.1	6.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	3.0	6.3	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	2.0	6.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR
CNA	4.0	2.1	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CNA	3.1	6.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CNA	2.0	6.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

zhayujie CowAgent

Classification

Weakness

CWE-862 Missing Authorization
CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

References

github.com /zhayujie/CowAgent/issues/2874
exploit, issue-tracking
vuldb.com /vuln/377275
vdb-entry
vuldb.com /vuln/377275/cti
signature, permissions-required
vuldb.com /cve/CVE-2026-15332
third-party-advisory
vuldb.com /submit/853105
third-party-advisory
github.com /zhayujie/CowAgent/
product

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-15332
NVD CVE-2026-15332

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Summary