CVE-2026-73245 Kestra: Unauthenticated management/actuator endpoints exposed on port 8081 (/env, /loggers) bypass API basic-auth
Unauthenticated access to management endpoints allows attackers to read configuration and modify log levels, bypassing API authentication.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-73245?
CVE-2026-73245 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in kestra-io kestra, published on 11 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Kestra is an open-source, event-driven orchestration platform. Prior to 2.0.0-rc6, Kestra's cli/src/main/resources/application.yml serves Micronaut management endpoints on port 8081 without authentication even when Basic Auth protects /api/v1/** on port 8080, allowing unauthenticated GET /env requests to disclose resolved configuration and POST /loggers/{name} requests to change runtime log levels. This issue is fixed in 2.0.0-rc6.
Weakness: CWE-306
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-73245?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including io.kestra:kestra.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
io.kestra:kestra Maven | All versions | 2.0.0 |
io.kestra:kestra Maven | All versions | 2.0.0 |
How do I fix CVE-2026-73245?
Upgrade io.kestra:kestra to 2.0.0 or later.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-73245 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-73245 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hpj9-grjp-7vc7.