# CVE-2026-7579: AstrBotDevs AstrBot Dashboard auth.py hard-coded credentials

- Also known as: GHSA-MQ9Q-25HM-G4GP, GHSA-VRQM-XCFV-286R, PYSEC-2026-2382
- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-05-01 · Updated: 2026-05-04

## Affected

- AstrBotDevs AstrBot: 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14, 4.15, 4.16.0
- astrbot (PyPI): through 4.16.0

## Description

A security vulnerability has been detected in AstrBotDevs AstrBot up to 4.16.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file astrbot/dashboard/routes/auth.py of the component Dashboard. The manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on AstrBotDevs AstrBot, astrbot, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/360420
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/360420/cti
- https://vuldb.com/submit/793437
- https://github.com/Dave-gilmore-aus/security-advisories/blob/main/AstrBot-Security-Advisory
- https://github.com/AstrBotDevs/AstrBot/security/advisories/GHSA-vrqm-xcfv-286r
- https://github.com/AstrBotDevs/AstrBot/

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