Not Failing Securely ('Failing Open') Affecting openviking package, versions [,0.3.9)
Threat Intelligence
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- published28 Apr 2026
- disclosed17 Apr 2026
- creditChia Min Jun Lennon
Introduced: 17 Apr 2026
CVE-2026-40525 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade openviking to version 0.3.9 or higher.
Overview
openviking is an An Agent-native context database
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Not Failing Securely ('Failing Open') via the VikingBot OpenAPI HTTP route when the api_key configuration value is unset or empty. An attacker can invoke privileged bot-control functionality, including submitting attacker-controlled prompts, creating or using bot sessions, and accessing downstream tools, integrations, secrets, or data accessible to the bot by sending requests without a valid X-API-Key header.