CVE-2026-71214 NASA-AMMOS plandev - Client-Supplied session_variables Bypass Hasura-Origin Authorization in sequencing-server
Attackers can bypass Hasura-origin authorization by supplying session variables in the request body, gaining unauthorized access to the sequencing server.
- 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-2026-71214?
CVE-2026-71214 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in NASA-AMMOS plandev (sequencing-server), published on 5 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Aerie/PlanDev sequencing-server's authorization middleware (sequencing-server/src/app.ts) derives the caller's Hasura session role via getHasuraSession, which prefers a session_variables object taken directly from the client-supplied JSON request body over the Authorization header's JWT claims, with no verification that the request actually originated from Hasura.
Weakness: CWE-306
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-71214?
How do I fix CVE-2026-71214?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-71214 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-2026-71214 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-71214 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x4pc-pqfq-54j2.