Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-86124 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-86124 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-86124?
- Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 5 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- HKUDS AutoAgent.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-86124?
- 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.
- How is CVE-2026-86124 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-86124?
- Check whether you run HKUDS AutoAgent. 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.
Technical details
AutoAgent contains an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in its TCP server component that binds to all interfaces (0.0.0.0). The vulnerability exists because the server accepts and executes arbitrary bash commands without authentication or validation. An attacker on the network can connect to the exposed TCP port and inject malicious commands that execute with root privileges within the container. Since the container typically has bind-mounted host directories, an attacker gains read/write access to sensitive host filesystem locations. No authentication is required; the attack vector is purely network-based and requires only network connectivity to the exposed port.
Affected products
- HKUDS AutoAgent
Timeline
- 2026-09-05: disclosed