CVE-2025-29266 Auth bypass in Unraid

Critical 9.6 Published Updated

Remote attackers can gain root access to the Unraid WebGUI and console without authentication when specific Tailscale networking configurations are active.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-29266?

CVE-2025-29266 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Unraid, published on 31 Mar 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unraid 7.0.0 before 7.0.1 allows remote users to access the Unraid WebGUI and web console as root without authentication if a container is running in Host networking mode with Use Tailscale enabled.

Weakness: CWE-289

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-29266?

How do I fix CVE-2025-29266?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-29266 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2025-29266 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-29266 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cv5f-6r7g-8q4w.

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