Improper AuthenticationWeakness · CWE-287

CVE-2026-9371

MEDIUM · 5.6 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-05-24
Mitigation only
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65/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A security vulnerability has been detected in ItzCrazyKns Vane up to 1.12.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file route.ts of the component API. The manipulation leads to missing authentication. The attack may be initiated remotely. The attack's complexity is rated as high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. It appears that basic authentication is planned.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Missing authentication vulnerability in the ItzCrazyKns Vane API (route.ts component) up to version 1.12.1 allows remote attackers to access certain API endpoints without proper authentication. The attack is complex and difficult to exploit but has been publicly disclosed.

MitigationImplement proper authentication (such as basic authentication) on the affected API routes in route.ts to ensure all endpoints require valid credentials before granting access.

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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Identify ItzCrazyKns Vane installation and version
    Locate the Vane application directory and check package.json or version file for the installed version number. Compare against the affected range (1.12.1 and below).
    Affected if The installed version is 1.12.1 or lower.
  2. Locate the route.ts API file
    Find the route.ts file within the Vane project structure, typically in the API or routes directory. This file contains the API endpoint definitions.
    Affected if The route.ts file exists in the project.
  3. Inspect route.ts for authentication middleware
    Open route.ts and examine each API endpoint definition. Look for authentication middleware, guards, or verification functions (such as verifyUser, checkAuth, auth middleware) before each route handler.
    Affected if No authentication checks are present before API route handlers, or all endpoints are defined without auth guards.
  4. Test API endpoint accessibility
    Send an HTTP request to one of the defined API endpoints without providing any credentials, headers, or tokens. Observe if the request succeeds and returns expected data instead of a 401 Unauthorized or 403 Forbidden response.
    Affected if The API endpoints return successful responses (200 OK) without requiring any authentication credentials.

A user is affected if they are running ItzCrazyKns Vane version 1.12.1 or lower AND the route.ts file lacks authentication middleware on its API endpoints, allowing unauthenticated access to protected functionality.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement proper authentication (such as basic authentication) on the affected API routes in route.ts to ensure all endpoints require valid credentials before granting access.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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