What is CVE-2026-53576?

CVE-2026-53576 is Kestra: Unauthenticated RCE via /configs path-suffix auth-filter bypass. The supplied enrichment data classifies it as Remote Code Exec mapped to CWE-94 Code Injection; CWE-288 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path.

Which versions are affected?

Affected product and version evidence is listed in the product table above. Current public advisories should be checked for exact version scope before patch targeting is finalized.

Is there active exploitation?

Active exploitation is not confirmed from current sources for CVE-2026-53576. If exploitation is not confirmed from current sources, teams should document that status and continue monitoring KEV, vendor, and telemetry updates.

No. CVE-2026-53576 is not listed in CISA KEV in the supplied enrichment data. KEV status should be monitored because it can change after initial disclosure or after exploitation becomes publicly confirmed.

Is there a public exploit?

2 public PoC repositories reported; 1 marked weaponized in current dataset. Public exploit or PoC availability should raise triage priority, especially for exposed or business-critical systems.

How can defenders detect it?

Start with web/proxy/WAF logs, application logs, network IDS/IPS, EDR process telemetry, host service logs where available. Look for vulnerability-class behavior, product errors, suspicious authentication events, exploit probes, and abnormal process activity based only on evidence that applies to the affected product.

How should teams prioritize it?

Prioritize CVE-2026-53576 using CVSS 10, EPSS 3%, KEV status, public PoC status, and asset exposure. Internet-facing, privileged, or business-critical deployments should be handled first.

Are workarounds available?

The supplied mitigation guidance says to apply vendor patches and restrict external exposure until fixed. Fixed-version evidence is listed in the mitigation section above.

Which threat actors are linked publicly?

Publicly linked actor or ransomware signals in the supplied enrichment data: INDRIK SPIDER (). Do not attribute exploitation to a threat actor unless the source evidence explicitly supports that linkage.

What should be done in the next 24 hours?

Identify exposed assets running affected vendor/product/version combinations. Prioritize based on EPSS, PoC availability, and external exposure. Search available logs for exploit probes, errors, authentication anomalies, or suspicious child processes matching the vulnerability class. Open remediation tickets with affected assets, owners, evidence status, and detection coverage so decisions are traceable.

criticalRemote Code Execpublic exploit

CVE-2026-53576

CVE-2026-53576 — Kestra: Unauthenticated RCE via /configs path-suffix auth-filter bypass

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.

Published Jun 26, 2026Updated Jul 1, 2026Sources: NVD, kestra-io (CNA), SOCRadar CTI

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the scoring sources call it.

Exploitation

Exploit code

public exploit, none observed

EPSS

ahead of 88% of scored CVEs

Affects

kestra-io

2 products listed

CVSS base

critical

CISA SSVC assessment

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses · SSVC 2.0.3. A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

CISA

Exploitation

PoC

none · proof-of-concept · active

Automatable

Yes

can an attacker script all four kill-chain steps

Technical impact

Total

partial · total control of the vulnerable component

Remediation

The vendor's own words where we have them.

Upgrade kestra to a fixed release. Apply vendor patches per advisory and restrict external exposure of the affected component until patched.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record's own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found.

Identify exposed assets running affected vendor/product/version combinations.
Prioritize based on EPSS, PoC availability, and external exposure.
Search available logs for exploit probes, errors, authentication anomalies, or suspicious child processes matching the vulnerability class.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and version as the advisories word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
kestra-io	kestra	< 1.0.45	Vulnerable
kestra-io	kestra	>= 1.1.0, < 1.3.21	Vulnerable

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Availability

High

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Scope

Changed

Attack Complexity

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Privileges Req

None

User Interaction

None

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Score	Version	Severity	Expl.	Impact	Source
10	CVSS 3.1	critical	3.9	6	GitHub (CNA), kestra-io (CNA)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What this weakness leads to

MITRE's own consequences and mitigations for the weakness class — the authority's wording, not guidance derived from the CVSS vector.

MITRE

CWE-288 · Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

Bypass Protection Mechanism::

Mitigation: Funnel all access through a single choke point to simplify how users can access a resource. For every access, perform a check to determine if the user has permissions to access the resource.::

CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Bypass Protection Mechanism
Gain Privileges or Assume Identity
Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands
Hide Activities

Mitigation: Refactor your program so that you do not have to dynamically generate code.

Weakness & attack patterns

CWE-94Code Injection
CWE-288Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path

Attack patterns reported against this CVE. The ATT&CK techniques below are inferred from its weakness class.

CAPEC-242 · Code InjectionCAPEC-77 · Manipulating User-Controlled VariablesCAPEC-35 · Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executable Files

T1027.006Obfuscated Files or Information: HTML Smuggling
T1027.009Obfuscated Files or Information: Embedded Payloads
T1564.009Hide Artifacts: Resource Forking

Public exploit

Capability, not use: code existing is a different claim from anyone running it.

Repositories

1 of the 1 sampled are weaponized

Exploit entries

Exploit-DB and CTI exploit indexes

Social mentions

Posts naming this CVE. Attention, not evidence of exploitation — it spikes on disclosure and decays whether or not anything is exploited.

1 more posts on this CVEShowing 5 of 6 · Who is discussing this CVE, and how loudlyUnlock free

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not rules we have tested.

Search application, proxy, and WAF logs for requests touching /api/v1/**, /configs, /api/v1/, /flows/, /executions/, /namespaces/, /kv/, /var/run/docker.sock.
Prioritize edge telemetry for network-reachable kestra.
Monitor for scanner or exploit-pattern traffic after 2 public PoC repositories were reported.

web/proxy/WAF logsapplication logsnetwork IDS/IPSEDR process telemetryhost service logs

Groups associated with this CVE

Groups reported in connection with this vulnerability. A reported association, not a confirmed observation of that group using it — and not scoped to any sector or campaign.

INDRIK SPIDER

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first — with the readings a source repeats on a schedule counted underneath rather than listed.

2026
Cve is exploited TamatahYT/CVE-2026-53576
Aug 3, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI
Added · CVSS 3.1 10.0 (AV:N)
Jul 1, 2026 · NVD
Initial · CVE published
Jun 26, 2026 · NVD

Source activity

Readings a source repeats on a schedule, counted rather than listed.

6×TweetsJun 27, 2026 – Jul 22, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI
4×SvrsJun 27, 2026 – Jul 5, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI
1×Github_Repos · Github repository created, TamatahYT/CVE-2026-53576Aug 1, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI
1×1 time mentioned on 1 Telegram channelAug 1, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI
1×CVE appeared in the Cve Trends.Jun 27, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI
1×CVE modified by MITRE: CVSS metrics updated.Jun 26, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI

References

1 on the record

github.com/kestra-io/kestra/security/advisories/GHSA-2q47-568g-9h4f
Exploit, Vendor Advisory, Mitre, NIST

Coverage

1 story from the feeds we poll

CVE-2026-53576
vuldb.com · Jun 27, 2026

Elsewhere on this site

kestra-ioevery CVE for this vendor
Remote Code Execsame class
CWE-94other pages naming this weakness

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record1

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2026-53576 is Kestra: Unauthenticated RCE via /configs path-suffix auth-filter bypass, a critical vulnerability affecting kestra from kestra-io. The current evidence does not list it in CISA KEV, and the exploit status is: Active exploitation is not confirmed from current sources for CVE-2026-53576. Public exploit evidence is: 2 public PoC repositories reported; 1 marked weaponized in current dataset. The affected-version evidence is listed in the key facts and affected products tables. Defenders should first verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run those versions, then apply vendor patches or mitigations, restrict reachable attack surface, and preserve logs for detection review. CVSS 10 describes technical severity, while EPSS 3% helps estimate near-term exploit likelihood; neither replaces asset context. Unknown fields should remain explicit in tickets, and threat actor, IOC, victimology, or payload claims should not be added unless a cited source supports them. Monitor CISA KEV, vendor advisories, NVD changes, public PoC repositories, and internal telemetry for update triggers.