SCBE-AETHERMOORE Unauthenticated AetherBrowser Ops API Exposes Operator Email Digests

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

• Public proof-of-concept exploit exists (CISA SSVC)

[ Description ]Official description

SCBE-AETHERMOORE is a geometric AI governance and evaluation framework. Starting in version 4.0.2 and prior to version 4.2.1, the AetherBrowser API server (`scripts/aetherbrowser/api_server.py`) exposes the `POST /api/ops/check-email` endpoint without any authentication. Any remote attacker can call this endpoint and trigger execution of the `email_reader.py` subprocess, which connects to configured ProtonMail or Gmail accounts via IMAP and returns email metadata (sender, subject, body snippet) in the JSON response. The server binds to `0.0.0.0:8100` by default with CORS set to `allow_origins=["*"]`, making it reachable from any network or browser origin. Version 4.2.1 patches the issue.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

• scbe-aethermoore 4.2.1Fixed version · GitHub Advisories · pip package scbe-aethermoore: upgrade to 4.2.1 or later (affected >= 4.0.2, < 4.2.1)

[ Packages ]Affected open-source packages

• scbe-aethermoore pipAffected >= 4.0.2, < 4.2.1 · fixed in 4.2.1 · GHSA-q986-4x7x-gx39

[ References ]References

• github.com/issdandavis/SCBE-AETHERMOORE/commit/ca833795e01eab060e92572e5f667c0c136b8c1e
• github.com/issdandavis/SCBE-AETHERMOORE/commit/de7779b722c501dbcf4eae95dd51bb3984506fb1
• github.com/issdandavis/SCBE-AETHERMOORE/security/advisories/GHSA-q986-4x7x-gx39