Medium severity · published Apr 17, 2026
CVE-2026-40293
OpenFGA Playground Preshared Key Exposure
6.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
OpenFGA is an authorization/permission engine built for developers. In versions 0.1.4 through 1.13.1, when OpenFGA is configured to use preshared-key authentication with the built-in playground enabled, the local server includes the preshared API key in the HTML response of the /playground endpoint. The /playground endpoint is enabled by default and does not require authentication. It is intended for local development and debugging and is not designed to be exposed to production environments. Only those who run OpenFGA with `--authn-method` preshared, with the playground enabled, and with the playground endpoint accessible beyond localhost or trusted networks are vulnerable. To remediate the issue, users should upgrade to OpenFGA v1.14.0, or disable the playground by running `./openfga run --playground-enabled=false.`
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 21% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
openfga · openfga
>= 0.1.4, < 1.14.0 · source: vendor, NVD
MG
Multicluster Global Hub 1.7.0 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.14 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.15 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Ceph Storage 6 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Ceph Storage 9 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40293
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-40293
Product
https://github.com/openfga/openfga/releases/tag/v1.14.0
Mitigation
https://github.com/openfga/openfga/security/advisories/GHSA-68m9-983m-f3v5
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24503
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24539
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36882
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40293
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