CVE-2026-40293

high

Description

OpenFGA is an authorization/permission engine built for developers. In versions 0.1.4 through 1.13.1, when OpenFGA is configured to use preshared-key authentication with the built-in playground enabled, the local server includes the preshared API key in the HTML response of the /playground endpoint. The /playground endpoint is enabled by default and does not require authentication. It is intended for local development and debugging and is not designed to be exposed to production environments. Only those who run OpenFGA with `--authn-method` preshared, with the playground enabled, and with the playground endpoint accessible beyond localhost or trusted networks are vulnerable. To remediate the issue, users should upgrade to OpenFGA v1.14.0, or disable the playground by running `./openfga run --playground-enabled=false.`

References

https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-40293.json

https://github.com/openfga/openfga/security/advisories/GHSA-68m9-983m-f3v5

https://github.com/openfga/openfga/releases/tag/v1.14.0

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2459341

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40293

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36882

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24539

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24503

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-04-17

Updated: 2026-07-15

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00056