Vulnerability in moghtech komodo

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

• Public proof-of-concept exploit exists (CISA SSVC)
• Critical severity: CVSS 9.8

[ Description ]Official description

Komodo through 2.3.3 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the Periphery agent that allows unauthenticated attackers to connect as a trusted Core because empty core_public_keys and passkeys lists fail open by default. Attackers reaching port 8120 can present any generated keypair to issue Periphery API requests, including terminal sessions and container operations, executing commands on managed hosts typically as root.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ References ]References

• github.com/moghtech/komodo/blob/v1.19.5/bin/periphery/src/api/router.rs
• github.com/moghtech/komodo/blob/v2.3.3/bin/periphery/src/connection/server.rs
• github.com/moghtech/komodo/blob/v2.3.3/bin/periphery/src/state.rs
• github.com/moghtech/komodo/blob/v2.3.3/config/periphery.config.toml
• github.com/moghtech/komodo/issues/1690
• ravindulakmina.pages.dev/advisories/komodo-periphery-fail-open-rce
• www.vulncheck.com/advisories/komodo-through-2.3.3-periphery-agent-unauthenticated-rce-v…
• ravindulakmina.pages.dev/advisories/cve-2026-110631-komodo-periphery-fail-open-rce