CVE-2026-22820 Outray cli is vulnerable to race conditions in tunnels creation

Medium 6.3 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit a race condition to create more tunnels than allowed by their subscription plan, bypassing usage limits.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-22820?

CVE-2026-22820 is a medium-severity vulnerability in akinloluwami outray, published on 14 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Outray openSource ngrok alternative. Prior to 0.1.5, a TOCTOU race condition vulnerability allows a user to exceed the set number of active tunnels in their subscription plan. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.1.5.

Weakness: CWE-367

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-22820?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including outray. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
outray npmAll versions0.1.5
outray npmAll versions0.1.5

Products include Outray Outray.

How do I fix CVE-2026-22820?

Upgrade outray to 0.1.5 or later.

Is CVE-2026-22820 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-22820 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3pqc-836w-jgr7.

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