Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2026-111998

Vanus 0.8.0 through 0.9.0 contains a default credentials vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain cluster-admin access by using the hardcoded admin token.

Published Oct 18, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 18, 2026 · Vanus 0.8.0 through 0.9.0

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-111998. EPSS is 0.00%. Act only if a listed version of Vanus 0.8.0 through 0.9.0 is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Vanus 0.8.0 through 0.9.0).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Critical9.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.00%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor vanus-labs

Vanus 0.8.0 through 0.9.0 contains a default credentials vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain cluster-admin access by using the hardcoded admin token. Attackers can send the fixed Bearer token to the gateway gRPC proxy port to manage namespaces, eventbuses, users, tokens, and role bindings, and read or publish events.

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  • vendor vanus-labsversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-111998

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-111998. EPSS is 0.00%. Act only if a listed version of Vanus 0.8.0 through 0.9.0 is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-1392. EPSS 0.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 18, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Vanus 0.8.0 through 0.9.0 contains a default credentials vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain cluster-admin access by using the hardcoded admin token. Attackers can send the fixed Bearer token to the gateway gRPC proxy port to manage namespaces, eventbuses, users, tokens, and role bindings, and read or publish events.

  2. Oct 18, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    Vanus 0.8.0 through 0.9.0 contains a default credentials vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain cluster-admin access by using the hardcoded admin token. Attackers can send the fixed Bearer token to the gateway gRPC proxy port to manage namespaces, eventbuses, users, tokens, and role bindings, and read or publish events.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-111998

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-103451

    Vanus 0.8.0 through 0.9.0 contains a default credentials vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain cluster-admin access by using the hardcoded admin token. Attackers can send the fixed Bearer token to the gateway gRPC proxy port to manage namespaces, even

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-111998

    Vanus 0.8.0 through 0.9.0 contains a default credentials vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain cluster-admin access by using the hardcoded admin token. Attackers can send the fixed Bearer token to the gateway gRPC proxy port to manage namespaces, even

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.