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CVE-2026-72776

9.3
Critical
EPSS 0.84%Aug 14, 2026

Unauthenticated RCE in AgenticSeek via unprotected POST /query with wildcard CORS.

common questions

Is CVE-2026-72776 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-72776 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 0.84% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2026-72776?

CVE-2026-72776 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.3. 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-2026-72776?

Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-72776, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.

What does CVE-2026-72776 affect?

CVE-2026-72776 affects AgenticSeek (commit fc242c7), POST /query API bound to 0.0.0.0:7777, BashInterpreter subprocess.Popen (shell=True). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2026-72776?

Block/limit access to port 7777, remove wildcard CORS, disable agent, and apply vendor patch when available.

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
AgenticSeek (commit fc242c7)POST /query API bound to 0.0.0.0:7777BashInterpreter subprocess.Popen (shell=True)
impact

Unauthenticated remote code execution: attacker can send POST /query to generate and execute arbitrary shell commands, leading to full host compromise.

action required

Immediate action required

affected versions
Fosowl AgenticSeek
  • affected< f1eb2cfc721f8a21dd16a8b048a9ca89f3259f6f

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.

how to fix
Remediation steps are tailored for users whose stack is affected. Add this technology to your stack to see the fix checklist.
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