CVE-2026-7722
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.005 · 39 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
A vulnerability was detected in PrefectHQ prefect up to 3.6.21. This impacts the function endswith of the file /api/health of the component Health Check API. Performing a manipulation results in improper authentication. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.6.22 will fix this issue. The patch is named e21617125335025b4b27e7d6f0ca028e8e8f3b79. Upgrading the affected component is recommended. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.7–6.9
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affected products (23)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-6rr6-v7cj-mxpgPrefect Auth Bypass via endswith() Health Check Exemption2026-05-04ghsa · osvUS
A vulnerability was detected in PrefectHQ prefect up to 3.6.21. This impacts the function endswith of the file /api/health of the component Health Check API. Performing a manipulation results in improper authentication. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.6.22 will fix this issue. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
- PYSEC-2026-2956Prefect Auth Bypass via endswith() Health Check Exemption2026-07-13vendor · osvUS
A vulnerability was detected in PrefectHQ prefect up to 3.6.21. This impacts the function endswith of the file /api/health of the component Health Check API. Performing a manipulation results in improper authentication. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.6.22 will fix this issue. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
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references (19)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-7722cnnvd
- https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7722cnnvd
- https://gist.github.com/nedlir/f576abbb0e491dc9bb7e106c140dda04enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/commit/e21617125335025b4b27e7d6f0ca028e8e8f3b79enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/pull/21063enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/releases/tag/3.6.22enisa_euvd
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