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Flame EUVDEUVD-2026-87365

| CVE-2026-100418 MEDIUM
Information Exposure (CWE-200)
2026-09-25 disclosure@vulncheck.com GHSA-57pv-56rc-p5hq
6.9
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: vulncheck
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Identify exposed Flame /api/config endpoint
  2. Delivery
    Send unauthenticated GET /api/config
  3. Exploit
    Server returns unredacted config object
  4. Execution
    Extract weather API key and internal settings
  5. Impact
    Abuse API key / recon on leaked configuration

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V14 - Data Protection Data exposure prevention
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Collection, Discovery

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

No special conditions - remote unauthenticated exploitation against default configurations of Flame (pawelmalak self-hosted homelab dashboard) through 2.4.0: the GET /api/config route lacks authentication middleware and getConfig returns the full config without redaction. The only meaningful limits are (1) network reachability of the Flame HTTP interface - many homelab instances sit behind LANs or reverse proxies and are not internet-exposed, and (2) impact scope is bounded to whatever secrets are stored in config, primarily the weather API key and internal operational settings; if no weather API key is configured, the disclosed data is correspondingly less sensitive.

Impact

This is a genuine but low-severity issue: the CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N, base 6.9) confirms unauthenticated, network-reachable, single-request exploitation against default configurations, but confidentiality impact is limited (VC:L) and there is no integrity or availability impact. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC are present in the provided data, so exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis' - this is not a demonstrated widely-exploited flaw. The 6.9 rating is elevated by the unauthenticated network vector rather than by impact; the practical exposure is disclosure of a stored weather (OpenWeatherMap-style) API key and internal operational settings, which enables provider-quota abuse or minor recon, not host compromise. Weighed against real-world signals, this is a low real-world priority: no active-exploitation evidence, low technical impact, and a niche self-hosted product. The primary caveat is deployment exposure - Flame is a homelab dashboard often placed behind a home network or reverse proxy, so many instances may not be internet-reachable, further reducing realistic risk.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who can reach a Flame instance's HTTP interface (e.g. an internet-exposed homelab dashboard) sends a single unauthenticated GET /api/config request and receives the full configuration object with no field redaction. They extract the stored weather API key and internal settings, then abuse the key to consume the victim's provider quota or use the leaked settings for further reconnaissance. No public exploit code is identified, but the attack is trivial - a single curl request against a default configuration.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 25, 2026

Unauthenticated information disclosure in Flame (pawelmalak's self-hosted homelab dashboard) through 2.4.0 allows any client that can reach the HTTP interface to retrieve the complete application configuration in a single request to GET /api/config, exposing the stored weather API key and internal operational settings. The endpoint is mounted without authentication middleware and the controller serializes the entire config object without redacting secret fields, so no credentials or special conditions are required - the CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/A:N, base 6.9) and the independent assessment (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N) both confirm remote, unauthenticated exploitation against default deployments, though confidentiality impact is bounded and there is no integrity or availability impact. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no confirmed active exploitation, but the disclosure requires only a plain HTTP GET, so any internet-exposed instance should be assumed to have had its configuration read.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis, and the referenced upstream material (github.com/pawelmalak/flame/issues/494 plus the VulnCheck advisory) points to the vulnerable source rather than a fixed release, so operators should not assume that upgrading alone resolves the issue until a patched version is officially published. The highest-value compensating control is network scoping: bind Flame only to a trusted interface or place it behind a reverse proxy that enforces authentication and denies requests to the /api/config path from untrusted clients - the trade-off is that the dashboard's own frontend may fetch this endpoint on load, so a blanket block can break the UI and should be tested against a staging instance before enforcement. Where source modification is feasible, add authentication middleware to the config router and explicitly whitelist non-sensitive fields in the getConfig response handler so the weather API key is never serialized; this is a small, low-risk patch but must be reapplied after each upstream update. Independently, treat the weather API key as compromised and rotate it at the provider, and review provider quota/usage dashboards for consumption attributable to third parties, since the disclosed key can be used to exhaust quota even though no integrity or availability impact exists within Flame itself. If neither network restriction nor code changes are possible, stop exposing the instance beyond localhost until a fixed release is available.

Affected VersionsENISA

flame 0 ≤2.4.0

Affected Packages

euvd flame no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Flame is a Node.js/Express self-hosted dashboard used to organize homelab services and bookmarks. Its routing layer mounts a config router (referenced at routes/config.js line 14 of the upstream repository) that forwards GET /api/config directly to the controller in controllers/config/getConfig.js (lines 7-13), which returns the in-memory configuration object to the caller without field-level filtering or redaction; the seed schema in utils/init/initialConfig.json defines the persisted fields, including the weather API key and various internal operational settings. Because the route chain omits an authentication/authorization middleware and relies on the client-side UI rather than server-side access control, the endpoint behaves as an unauthenticated read API for the whole configuration document. The weakness class is CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor): the root cause is not a cryptographic or memory-safety defect but a missing authorization check combined with over-broad serialization of a settings object that mixes non-sensitive display preferences with third-party API credentials. This pattern is common in single-user homelab tools where the developer assumes the service is only reachable from a trusted LAN.

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Severity by source

Vendor (vulncheck) PRIMARY 6.9 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 5.3 MEDIUM

Unauthenticated single HTTP GET (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N); discloses a low-value API key and settings so C:L, with no integrity or availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (vulncheck).

CVSS VectorVendor: vulncheck

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
Low
Vulnerable system: Integrity
None
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Flame through 2.4.0 contains an information exposure vulnerability in the unauthenticated GET /api/config endpoint that returns the entire configuration object without field redaction. Attackers can retrieve the stored weather API key and internal operational settings by sending a single unauthenticated request to consume provider quota or access sensitive configuration data.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 75% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche self-hosted homelab startpage dashboard, no enterprise footprint
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High
EUVD NVD CVE.org EPSS Vulnrichment GitHub VulDB

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

34
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +34
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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