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OpenYak local API: unauthenticated CSRF chain leads to Remote Code Execution

Published Aug 7, 2026

Description

OpenYak is a local-first agent runtime for reliable tool-using models, with a desktop workspace built on top. Prior to version 1.1.3, the OpenYak desktop backend binds an HTTP API to `127.0.0.1:<random port>` (commonly 19141) without server-side Origin validation, loopback authentication, or Content-Type enforcement, and with a wildcard CORS policy. Any webpage a user visits while OpenYak is running can issue cross-origin requests to this local server — the browser acts as a proxy into loopback, bypassing OS-level network isolation. Chained, this lets a malicious page execute arbitrary shell commands on the host (RCE) via the build agent with `permission_presets.bash=true`, shut down the service, and exfiltrate chat history and account PII — with no user interaction beyond opening the page. Version 1.1.3 patches the issue.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner GitHub_M
Published Aug 7, 2026
Updated Aug 11, 2026
Reserved May 13, 2026
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Aug 11, 2026
NVD
Status Deferred
Modified Sep 18, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
ENISA EUVD
Assigner GitHub_M
Published Aug 7, 2026
Updated Aug 11, 2026
Exploited since n/a
EUVD-2026-54715