CVE-2026-26190 CRITICAL

CVE-2026-26190: Milvus Allows Unauthenticated Access to Restful API on Metrics Port (9091) Leads to Critical System Compromise

Vendor Milvus-Io
Product milvus
Weakness CWE-306 · Missing auth
Published February 13, 2026
Last update February 26, 2026

CVSS base score

9.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Milvus is an open-source vector database built for generative AI applications. Prior to 2.5.27 and 2.6.10, Milvus exposes TCP port 9091 by default, which enables authentication bypasses. The /expr debug endpoint uses a weak, predictable default authentication token derived from etcd.rootPath (default: by-dev), enabling arbitrary expression evaluation. The full REST API (/api/v1/*) is registered on the metrics/management port without any authentication, allowing unauthenticated access to all business operations including data manipulation and credential management. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.5.27 and 2.6.10.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 13, 2026 CVE published
February 26, 2026 Record updated