# CVE-2026-31882: Dagu SSE Authentication Bypass in Basic Auth Mode

- Also known as: GHSA-9WMW-9WPH-2VWP
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.2.4
- Published: 2026-03-13 · Updated: 2026-03-13

## Affected

- dagu-org dagu: fixed in 2.2.4
- dagu (npm): fixed in 2.2.4

## Description

Dagu is a workflow engine with a built-in Web user interface. Prior to 2.2.4, when Dagu is configured with HTTP Basic authentication (DAGU_AUTH_MODE=basic), all Server-Sent Events (SSE) endpoints are accessible without any credentials. This allows unauthenticated attackers to access real-time DAG execution data, workflow configurations, execution logs, and queue status — bypassing the authentication that protects the REST API. The buildStreamAuthOptions() function builds authentication options for SSE/streaming endpoints. When the auth mode is basic, it returns an auth.Options struct with BasicAuthEnabled: true but AuthRequired defaults to false (Go zero value). The authentication middleware at internal/service/frontend/auth/middleware.go allows unauthenticated requests when AuthRequired is false. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.2.4.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on dagu-org dagu, dagu, upgrade to a fixed version (2.2.4) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/dagu-org/dagu/security/advisories/GHSA-9wmw-9wph-2vwp
- https://github.com/dagu-org/dagu/pull/1752
- https://github.com/dagu-org/dagu/commit/064616c9b80c04824c1c7c357308f77f3f24d775
- https://github.com/dagu-org/dagu/releases/tag/v2.2.4

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