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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Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 08 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Openyak
Openyak openyak
Vendors & Products Openyak
Openyak openyak

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 22:30:00 +0000

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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.
Title OpenYak local API: unauthenticated CSRF chain leads to Remote Code Execution
Weaknesses CWE-306
CWE-346
CWE-352
CWE-94
CWE-942
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-11T01:19:03.951Z

Reserved: 2026-05-13T21:04:10.932Z

Link: CVE-2026-46409

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-11T01:18:59.886Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-07T23:17:03.243

Modified: 2026-08-11T02:16:51.010

Link: CVE-2026-46409

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-08T20:40:15Z