# CVE-2026-104058: Podgrab Missing Authentication on WebSocket /ws Endpoint

> Unauthenticated attackers can access the WebSocket endpoint to hijack playback queues and expose sensitive media metadata and file paths.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 13 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4wcx-j3g3-fcpv

## What is CVE-2026-104058?

CVE-2026-104058 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in akhilrex podgrab, published on 1 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Podgrab contains a missing authentication vulnerability in which the /ws WebSocket route is registered on the root gin engine instead of the BasicAuth-protected router group, allowing unauthenticated network clients to connect even when PASSWORD is configured. Attackers can join the allConnections set, capture PlayerExists broadcasts containing client-supplied player identifiers, and replay them in a RegisterPlayer message to hijack queue payloads intended for authenticated users, exposing episode IDs, titles, and server-side file paths while potentially disrupting legitimate playback.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-104058?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-104058?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-104058 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-104058 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-104058 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-104058 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-104058 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in akhilrex podgrab, published on 1 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-104058 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: akhilrex podgrab. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-104058/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-104058/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-104058
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-104058
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-104058

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-104058/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.