CVE-2026-40178: Ajenti 2FA authentication bypass in ajenti.plugin.core

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-40178 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-40178 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-40178?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.9, published 10 April 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

ajenti-plugin-core (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.112.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-40178?

Yes. ajenti-plugin-core (PyPI): upgrade to 0.112 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-40178?

Check whether you run Ajenti Plugin Core or ajenti-plugin-core (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

• ajenti-plugin-core (PyPI): upgrade to 0.112 or later

  pip install "ajenti-plugin-core>=0.112"

Affected products

• Ajenti Plugin Core
• ajenti-plugin-core (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.112

Identifiers

• CVE-2026-40178
• GHSA-8647-755q-fw9p
• PYSEC-2026-2340

References

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