CVE-2026-53576: kestra · Code Injection
Affects kestraSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · public detection template (Nuclei) · CVSS 10.0 Critical : upgrade to 1.3.21 or 1.0.45 as a priority.
Data as of 8 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
- EPSS
- 3.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 88% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.3.21, 1.0.45
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 26 Jun 2026
Detectable: evidence found.
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 8 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade kestra and kestra-io/kestra to 1.3.21 or 1.0.45.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| kestra-iokestra | Affected
| Fixed in
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| kestra-iokestra | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubkestra-io/kestrapkg:github/kestra-io/kestraOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade Kestra to version 1.0.45 or later, or 1.3.21 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigations are documented. Patch status is not explicitly stated but the fix versions are known, so upgrading to these versions is the recommended remediation.
Description
Kestra is an open-source, event-driven orchestration platform. Prior to 1.0.45 and 1.3.21, the authentication filter for the REST API (@Filter("/api/v1/**")) treats any request whose path ends in /configs as the public instance-config endpoint and forwards it without a credential check. kestra addresses its resources by URL path segments that the caller chooses (/api/v1/{tenant}/flows/{namespace}, /api/v1/{tenant}/executions/{namespace}/{id}, /api/v1/{tenant}/namespaces/{namespace}/kv/{key}). An anonymous caller picks the literal configs as the final segment, and the request bypasses Basic-Auth entirely. Because the bypass reaches the flow-create and execution-trigger routes, an unauthenticated caller creates a flow containing a Shell or Process task and runs it. The task executes as root inside the kestra container. The official docker-compose.yml mounts /var/run/docker.sock, so root in the container reaches the host Docker daemon. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.0.45 and 1.3.21.