CVE-2026-7723
PrefectHQ prefect WebSocket Endpoint in missing authentication
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Description
A flaw has been found in PrefectHQ prefect up to 3.6.13. Affected is an unknown function of the file /api/events/in of the component WebSocket Endpoint. Executing a manipulation can lead to missing authentication. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been published and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.6.14 is able to address this issue. This patch is called f8afecadf88ea5f73694dafa3a365b9d8fae1ad6. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 4.0 | Medium6.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | High7.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C |
| NVDNVD · Deferred | 4.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.42% · top 63% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.9.
Weakness
Affected products
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- PyPIprefectGHSA-hvph-5985-r63v (opens in a new tab)
References (8)
- VDB-360899 | PrefectHQ prefect WebSocket Endpoint in missing authentication (opens in a new tab)vdb-entry
- VDB-360899 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) (opens in a new tab)signaturepermissions-required
- Submit #807256 | PerfectHQ Perfect <=3.6.13 Missing Critical Step in Authentication (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory
- https://gist.github.com/nedlir/f1ab8aa038aafbcc6beeef21fab1d74f (opens in a new tab)exploit
- https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/pull/20372 (opens in a new tab)issue-trackingpatch
- https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/commit/f8afecadf88ea5f73694dafa3a365b9d8fae1ad6 (opens in a new tab)patch
- https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/releases/tag/3.6.14 (opens in a new tab)patch
- https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/ (opens in a new tab)product
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-hvph-5985-r63v (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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