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Fencer Vulns
high 8.7

CVE-2026-55069 json

Kestra BasicAuth Password Stored as SHA-512 Enables Offline Brute-Force Attack

published 2026-06-26 4 mo ago modified 2026-10-25 14 d ago also EUVD-2026-39917

cvss
8.7
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 15%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Kestra is an open-source, event-driven orchestration platform. Prior to 1.3.24, this vulnerability exists in the BasicAuth authentication component of the Kestra OSS workflow orchestration platform. An attacker who gains read access to the PostgreSQL database can exploit SHA-512's high computation speed to recover the administrator password offline. In Kubernetes deployments, a successful crack further enables reading of the cluster ServiceAccount Token and all K8s Secrets, achieving vertical privilege escalation. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.3.24.

Patch / fix

  • kestra kestra 1.3.24

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
4 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/kestra-io/kestra/security/advisories/GHSA-m727-pcjm-j28h referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 8.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected products

  • kestra-io kestra

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-916 Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort

References

Sources

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