CVE-2026-90579 (GCVE-0-2026-90579)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-09-13 19:00
Modified
2026-09-14 17:08
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Summary
A vulnerability has been found in cheshire-cat-ai Cheshire Cat AI up to 1.9.2. This affects the function _authorize_http_key of the file core/cat/factory/custom_auth_handler.py. The manipulation of the argument user_id leads to missing authentication. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
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| cheshire-cat-ai | Cheshire Cat AI |
Version: 1.9.0 Version: 1.9.1 Version: 1.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:cheshire-cat-ai:cheshire_cat_ai:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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