{"cvss":10.0,"datePublished":"2026-08-01T00:00:00Z","dateUpdated":"2026-08-01T00:00:00Z","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.","dueDate":"","id":"CVE-2026-53576","kev_catalogs":["vulncheck"],"knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","product":"kestra","requiredAction":"Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.","severity":"CRITICAL","source":"vulncheck_kev","title":"Kestra kestra Improper Control of Generation of Code","vendor":"Kestra"}