PromtEngineer localGPT API Endpoint server.py LocalGPTHandler missing authentication

published 2026-03-28 7mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2026-16929

cvss: 7.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 34%
public exploits: 0; none known

A vulnerability was detected in PromtEngineer localGPT up to 4d41c7d1713b16b216d8e062e51a5dd88b20b054. Impacted is the function LocalGPTHandler of the file backend/server.py of the component API Endpoint. The manipulation of the argument BaseHTTPRequestHandler results in missing authentication. The attack can be executed remotely. This product implements a rolling release for ongoing delivery, which means version information for affected or updated releases is unavailable. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 7mo ago (2026-04-01)

Exploit prediction

0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	4.0	6.9	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:X
CNA	3.1	7.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:X/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	3.0	7.3	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:X/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:ND/RL:ND/RC:UR
CNA	4.0	6.9	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:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CNA	3.1	7.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CNA	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

PromtEngineer localGPT

Classification

Weakness

CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality
CWE-287 Improper Authentication

References

vuldb.com /vuln/353887
vdb-entry, technical-description
vuldb.com /vuln/353887/cti
signature, permissions-required
vuldb.com /submit/778315
third-party-advisory
github.com /August829/CVEP/issues/8
issue-tracking

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-5000
NVD CVE-2026-5000

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