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Critical 9.9Published Jun 26, 2026

CVE-2026-46386OpenProject: Pre-authentication RCE in openproject/openproject Docker image via default `SECRET_KEY_BASE=OVERWRITE_ME` and `cookies_serializer = :marshal`

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It affects opf openproject. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

OpenProject is open-source, web-based project management software. Prior to , the official openproject/openproject Docker image ships ENV SECRET_KEY_BASE=OVERWRITE_ME as the default Rails master key. Combined with cookies_serializer = :marshal, this gives any logged-in user a deterministic Marshal-deserialization path reachable via the /my/two_factor_devices cookie reader This vulnerability is fixed in .

CVSS
9.9 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-502, CWE-798, CWE-1188, CWE-1392
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
GitHub_M
NVD analysis
Deferred
Record last updated
Jun 29, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
opf openproject
opf:openproject (from the name)
from 8.3.0, < 17.2.4; from 17.3.0, < 17.3.2
CNA record

References

References

The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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CVE-2026-46386: OpenProject: Pre-authentication RCE in openproject/openproject Docker image via default `SECRET_KEY_BASE | InfoSec Signals