# CVE-2026-82288: Stable Diffusion WebUI Credential Disclosure via /sdapi/v1/cmd-flags

> Unauthenticated attackers can retrieve cleartext credentials from the cmd-flags endpoint to gain unauthorized access to the application.

- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/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:** 28 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 24 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-75pm-v38f-v69m

## What is CVE-2026-82288?

CVE-2026-82288 is a high-severity vulnerability in AUTOMATIC1111 stable-diffusion-webui, published on 28 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Stable Diffusion WebUI through 1.10.1 contains a credential disclosure vulnerability in the /sdapi/v1/cmd-flags endpoint that returns parsed command-line arguments including gradio_auth and api_auth values in cleartext. Unauthenticated attackers can access this endpoint to retrieve configured usernames and passwords, then use them to authenticate to the interface and access the application.

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-82288?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-82288?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-82288 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-82288 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-82288 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-82288 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-82288 is a high-severity vulnerability in AUTOMATIC1111 stable-diffusion-webui, published on 28 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-82288 exists.

Affected product: AUTOMATIC1111 stable-diffusion-webui. 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-2026-82288/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-82288/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-82288
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82288
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-82288

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-82288/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.