# CVE-2026-22680: OpenViking \< 0.3.3 Missing Authorization via Task Polling

- Also known as: GHSA-H336-2WXM-PR6Q, PYSEC-2026-2855
- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.3.3
- Published: 2026-04-07 · Updated: 2026-10-08

## Affected

- Volcengine OpenViking: fixed in 0.3.3
- openviking (PyPI): fixed in 0.3.3
- openviking (PyPI): fixed in 0.3.3

## Description

OpenViking versions prior to 0.3.3 contain a missing authorization vulnerability in the task polling endpoints that allows unauthorized attackers to enumerate or retrieve background task metadata created by other users. Attackers can access the /api/v1/tasks and /api/v1/tasks/{task_id} routes without authentication to expose task type, task status, resource identifiers, archive URIs, result payloads, and error information, potentially causing cross-tenant interference in multi-tenant deployments.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Volcengine OpenViking, openviking, upgrade to a fixed version (0.3.3) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/volcengine/OpenViking/releases/tag/v0.3.3
- https://github.com/volcengine/OpenViking/pull/1182
- https://github.com/volcengine/OpenViking/commit/8c1c3f3608364ee0bb0e45f73478771a68aebdf5
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openviking-missing-authorization-via-task-polling

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