CVE-2026-90579: Missing Authentication in cheshire-cat-ai Cheshire Cat AI
A vulnerability has been found in cheshire-cat-ai Cheshire Cat AI up to 1.9.2. This affects the function _authorize_http_key of the file core/cat/factory/custom_auth_handler.py. The manipulation of the argument user_id leads to missing authentication. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
CVE-2026-90579: Missing Authentication in cheshire-cat-ai Cheshire Cat AI
Description
A vulnerability has been found in cheshire-cat-ai Cheshire Cat AI up to 1.9.2. This affects the function _authorize_http_key of the file core/cat/factory/custom_auth_handler.py. The manipulation of the argument user_id leads to missing authentication. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
CVSS v4.0
Score 6.9medium
Affected software
cheshire-cat-ai
Cheshire Cat AI
cpe:2.3:a:cheshire-cat-ai:cheshire_cat_ai:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-12T16:38:13.983Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa6f6dc55bf5e2cf5f7bb60
Added to database: 09/13/2026, 19:17:48 UTC
Last updated: 09/13/2026, 19:17:48 UTC
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