CVE-2026-5000 PromtEngineer localGPT API Endpoint server.py LocalGPTHandler missing authentication
Remote attackers can access the localGPT API endpoint without authentication, potentially reading or modifying data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-5000?
CVE-2026-5000 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in PromtEngineer localGPT, published on 28 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability was detected in PromtEngineer localGPT up to 4d41c7d1713b16b216d8e062e51a5dd88b20b054. Impacted is the function LocalGPTHandler of the file backend/server.py of the component API Endpoint. The manipulation of the argument BaseHTTPRequestHandler results in missing authentication. The attack can be executed remotely. This product implements a rolling release for ongoing delivery, which means version information for affected or updated releases is unavailable. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-5000?
How do I fix CVE-2026-5000?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-5000 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-5000 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-5000 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wwwf-53m5-vmfq.