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Zilliz Attu EUVDEUVD-2026-91837

| CVE-2026-105049 MEDIUM
Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306)
2026-10-02 mitre GHSA-4xhx-g43j-j7vj
5.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: mitre
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Attack ChainAIDerived

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

  1. Access
    Reach exposed Attu Playground endpoint
  2. Exploit
    Submit unauthenticated proxy request with attacker URL
  3. Execution
    Server forwards HTTP/HTTPS request to target
  4. Impact
    Abuse as open proxy or SSRF pivot

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Authentication required for critical functions
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access

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

Exploitation Conditions

Requires a reachable Zilliz Attu instance running a version before 3.0.0 with the Playground feature present; the feature proxies arbitrary HTTP and HTTPS requests without any authentication, so no credentials, tokens, or user interaction are needed against a default install. The primary limiting factor is network exposure: the attacker must be able to reach the Attu management interface, so instances kept on an internal or firewalled management network (as recommended for admin GUIs) are not exposed to untrusted attackers. Impact is bounded to request proxying/SSRF (I:L, no direct read of Attu data), not code execution or data exfiltration from Attu itself.

Impact

This is a moderate-severity missing-authentication flaw (CWE-306) rated CVSS 5.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N). The CVSS signals are internally consistent and credible: network vector, low complexity, and no privileges or user interaction mean any party able to reach the Attu instance can abuse the Playground proxy, and the scope change (S:C) correctly reflects that the impact lands on systems other than Attu itself - the server is turned into an open forward proxy for arbitrary HTTP/HTTPS requests. Impact is constrained to I:L with C:N and A:N, so this is request-forgery/open-proxy abuse rather than direct data theft or service disruption, which is why the base score stays mid-range despite being trivially triggerable. No EPSS score, KEV listing, or explicit POC flag was supplied in the input, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of active exploitation; the referenced Bishop Fox blog and GitHub issue #1028 indicate the issue is publicly documented and researched, but that is distinct from confirmed exploit code or in-the-wild use. Net assessment: a real but not top-tier priority - genuinely easy to trigger and useful as an SSRF/open-proxy pivot, yet limited in direct impact and dependent on the Attu management UI being network-exposed, which should not be the case in a well-segmented deployment.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who can reach an exposed Attu instance (before 3.0.0) sends a request to the unauthenticated Playground feature, instructing it to proxy an arbitrary HTTP/HTTPS URL. The attacker uses the Attu server as an anonymizing open proxy or to perform server-side request forgery against internal or third-party systems that trust the server's network position. No public exploit code is identified in the provided data, though the technique is documented in the referenced Bishop Fox write-up.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 02, 2026

Unauthenticated HTTP proxying in Zilliz Attu before 3.0.0 lets remote attackers abuse the Playground feature as an open proxy or server-side request forgery (SSRF) pivot, forwarding arbitrary HTTP and HTTPS requests to URLs on the public internet with no credentials required. The flaw is CWE-306 (missing authentication for a critical function) and is rated CVSS 5.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N), meaning the attacker needs no authentication and no user interaction, and the main constraint is network reachability of the Attu management interface. Impact is bounded to proxied outbound requests rather than code execution or disclosure of Attu data, and there is no confirmed active exploitation (not listed in CISA KEV) and no public exploit code identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Upgrade Zilliz Attu to version 3.0.0 or later, which is the version boundary at which the affected releases end; vendor and research context are available at the Bishop Fox writeup (https://bishopfox.com/blog/zilliz-attu-2-6-5) and the upstream issue https://github.com/zilliztech/attu/issues/1028, and administrators should confirm the running version before assuming they are patched. Where upgrading immediately is not possible, the most effective compensating control is to stop exposing the Attu management interface to untrusted networks: bind it to localhost or a management VLAN, place it behind a VPN or an authenticating reverse proxy, and firewall the Attu port so only trusted administrative hosts can reach it - the trade-off is that legitimate remote administrators lose direct access and must use the VPN/proxy path. Additionally, block or tightly restrict outbound HTTP/HTTPS egress from the Attu host so that even if the proxy endpoint is reached, it cannot relay requests to arbitrary public or internal destinations; the trade-off is that Attu may need outbound connectivity to Milvus nodes or package/registry endpoints, so allow-list those explicitly rather than opening general egress. If the product permits it, disable or remove the Playground feature entirely on exposed instances, accepting the loss of that query-testing functionality as the cost of closing the unauthenticated proxy path. Because exploitation requires no credentials or user interaction, these network-level restrictions are the primary defense until the upgrade is applied.

Affected VersionsENISA

Attu 2.6.5 <3.0.0

Affected Packages

euvd attu fix: 3.0.0

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Zilliz Attu is the web-based management GUI for Milvus vector databases, and its Playground feature is designed to let users issue test queries and interact with collections from the browser. In versions before 3.0.0, that feature includes a server-side request mechanism that accepts a user-supplied URL and fetches it on the Attu server's behalf, but performs no authentication or authorization check and no meaningful destination allow-listing - the classic CWE-306 pattern of an externally reachable, security-relevant function that simply has no access control in front of it. Because the request originates from the Attu host (and can target both HTTP and HTTPS), the server's network position, internal reachability, and any trusted relationships it holds can be borrowed by an unauthenticated client, and the scope is marked as changed (S:C) since the proxied requests affect resources outside Attu's own security authority. The CPE entry cpe:2.3:a:zilliz:attu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* uses a wildcard product/version match, consistent with the vendor's blanket statement that all releases prior to 3.0.0 are affected; the public analysis is documented in a Bishop Fox writeup on Attu 2.6.5 and the upstream tracking issue zilliztech/attu#1028. The CVSS vector's integrity-only impact (C:N/I:L/A:N) reflects that the defect grants proxied request capability (enabling misuse of the server's identity and outbound connectivity) rather than direct read access to Attu data or denial of service.

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Severity by source

Vendor (mitre) PRIMARY 5.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 5.8 MEDIUM

Unauthenticated network-reachable proxy (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N); scope change (S:C) as impact hits other systems via SSRF/open-proxy abuse, with only limited integrity impact and no C/A.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (mitre).

CVSS VectorVendor: mitre

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
Patch available
Oct 02, 2026 - 23:17 EUVD

DescriptionCVE.org

Zilliz Attu before 3.0.0 has a Playground feature that does not require authentication for proxying arbitrary HTTP and HTTPS requests to URLs on the public internet.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 88% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche admin GUI for the Milvus vector database, developer-facing tooling
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

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 0.2%
Patch available Yes
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
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

29
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +29
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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