API key disclosure via unauthenticated playground response
Published Apr 17, 2026 · Updated Apr 17, 2026
Information disclosure in OpenFGA 0.1.4 through 1.13.1 allows remote attackers to obtain a preshared API key via the playground. The unauthenticated /playground handler embeds the configured key in its HTML response instead of keeping the credential server-side. Exposure requires preshared-key authentication, an enabled playground, and endpoint access beyond localhost or trusted networks; the disclosed key grants authenticated API access.
Summary
What happened
Information disclosure in OpenFGA 0.1.4 through 1.13.1 allows remote attackers to obtain a preshared API key via the playground. The unauthenticated /playground handler embeds the configured key in its HTML response instead of keeping the credential server-side. Exposure requires preshared-key authentication, an enabled playground, and endpoint access beyond localhost or trusted networks; the disclosed key grants authenticated API access.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-40293
- Published
- Apr 17, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 17, 2026
- Vendor
- OpenFGA
- Product
- OpenFGA
- Classifications
- CWE-200, T1528
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Apr 17, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 17, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=>= 0.1.4, < 1.14.0
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