# CVE-2026-79666: Ech0 before 4.4.3 Missing Authorization via dashboard log endpoints

- Also known as: GHSA-CP79-9MWR-WR49, GO-2026-5328
- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.4.3, 4.3.5
- Published: 2026-08-25 · Updated: 2026-08-27

## Affected

- lin-snow Ech0: fixed in 4.4.3
- github.com/lin-snow/ech0 (Go): fixed in 4.3.5
- github.com/lin-snow/ech0 (Go): all versions

## Description

Ech0 before 4.4.3 fails to enforce administrator authorization on dashboard log endpoints, allowing any authenticated user to access system logs. Attackers with valid user sessions can query GET /api/system/logs and subscribe to SSE and WebSocket log streams to retrieve sensitive operational data including file paths, stack traces, and internal URLs.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on lin-snow Ech0, github.com/lin-snow/ech0, upgrade to a fixed version (4.4.3, 4.3.5) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/lin-snow/Ech0/security/advisories/GHSA-cp79-9mwr-wr49
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ech0-before-missing-authorization-via-dashboard-log-endpoints

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