# CVE-2026-57206: SimpleChat plugin validation endpoints missing authentication and authorization

- Severity: CVSS 8.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.241.206
- Published: 2026-07-16 · Updated: 2026-07-16

## Affected

- microsoft simplechat: fixed in 0.241.206

## Description

SimpleChat is a secure AI conversation application with personal and group workspaces for document-grounded interactions. Prior to 0.241.206, several plugin validation routes in application/single_app/plugin_validation_endpoint.py, including `POST /api/admin/plugins/test-instantiation`, `GET /api/admin/plugins/health-check/<plugin_name>`, `POST /api/admin/plugins/repair/<plugin_name>`, and `POST /api/plugins/validate`, relied on @swagger_route(security=get_auth_security()) documentation without enforcing @login_required, @user_required, or @admin_required at runtime, allowing unauthenticated or unauthorized clients to invoke plugin validation, health, and repair behavior. This issue is fixed in version 0.241.206.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on microsoft simplechat, upgrade to a fixed version (0.241.206) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/microsoft/simplechat/security/advisories/GHSA-g6gr-xp46-hrmj
- https://github.com/microsoft/simplechat/blob/main/docs/explanation/fixes/PLUGIN_VALIDATION_ROUTE_AUTH_FIX.md
- https://github.com/microsoft/simplechat/releases/tag/v0.250.001

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