CVE-2026-7579: PYSEC-2026-2382 - AstrBot Makes Use of Hard-coded Password

CVE-2026-7579 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.3 · Published 2026-05-01

A security vulnerability has been detected in AstrBotDevs AstrBot up to 4.16.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file astrbot/dashboard/routes/auth.py of the component Dashboard. The manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Technologies: astrbot (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-7579 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-7579 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-7579?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.3, published 1 May 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
astrbot (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=4.16.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-7579?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-7579?
Check whether you run astrbot (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.

Affected products

  • astrbot (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=4.16.0

Identifiers

  • CVE-2026-7579
  • GHSA-mq9q-25hm-g4gp
  • PYSEC-2026-2382

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