CVE-2026-22681
Authenticated SSRF in OpenViking allows access to internal and cloud metadata endpoints.
Is CVE-2026-22681 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-22681 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.28% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-22681?
CVE-2026-22681 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.3. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-22681?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-22681. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-22681 affect?
CVE-2026-22681 affects OpenViking < 0.3.4, /api/v1/resources endpoint, Servers hosting OpenViking. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-22681?
Upgrade to OpenViking 0.3.4+ and block outbound access to internal/metadata addresses.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated low-privilege SSRF enabling server-side HEAD/GET with redirects to loopback, RFC1918, link-local, or cloud metadata; allows internal service enumeration and data access.
Immediate action required
- affected< 0.3.4
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.