CVE-2026-66677: CWE-288 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel in VaultDweller Leyka
Description
CVE-2026-66677 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in VaultDweller's Leyka product affecting versions up to 3.32.3. It involves broken authentication that allows bypassing using an alternate path or channel. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.6, indicating network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction, and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or remediation information is provided.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.6high
Affected software
VaultDweller
Leyka
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-288, concerns broken authentication in Leyka versions up to 3.32.3. It allows an attacker with low privileges to bypass authentication mechanisms by exploiting an alternate path or channel. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack can be performed remotely over the network with low complexity and no user interaction, resulting in high confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and low availability impact.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized access to the affected system, compromising confidentiality significantly, with some impact on integrity and availability. The attacker requires low privileges and no user interaction is needed, making it a serious risk for affected deployments.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch information is provided at this time. Until a patch is available, restrict access to affected versions and monitor for suspicious activity related to authentication bypass attempts.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T14:00:57.628Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a86f1b2acd9273b49977c34
Added to database: 08/20/2026, 12:23:14 UTC
Last enriched: 09/11/2026, 00:47:16 UTC
Last updated: 10/04/2026, 18:53:18 UTC
Views: 55
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