Frigate NVR RCE detection (CVE-2026-25643)
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exploit for OS Command Injection in Frigate | 7 Mar 202620:23 | – | githubexploit | |
| Exploit for Improper Privilege Management in Frigate | 24 Feb 202621:14 | – | githubexploit | |
| Exploit for CVE-2026-25643 | 5 Feb 202621:23 | – | githubexploit | |
| CVE-2026-25643 | 6 Feb 202619:16 | – | attackerkb | |
| CVE-2026-25643 | 6 Feb 202620:17 | – | circl | |
| Frigate 安全漏洞 | 6 Feb 202600:00 | – | cnnvd | |
| CVE-2026-25643 | 6 Feb 202619:16 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2026-25643 Frigate Affected by Authenticated Remote Command Execution (RCE) and Container Escape | 6 Feb 202619:16 | – | cvelist | |
| Frigate NVR 0.16.3 - Remote Code Execution | 30 Apr 202600:00 | – | exploitdb | |
| EUVD-2026-5586 | 6 Feb 202619:16 | – | euvd |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import json
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
from lib.scanner.http.response_validation import is_html_response, looks_like_html, parse_json_response
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
"name": "Frigate NVR RCE detection (CVE-2026-25643)",
"description": (
"Detects CVE-2026-25643 by fingerprinting Frigate NVR and checking whether the "
"reported version is <= 0.16.3. Optionally confirms an unauthenticated exploit "
"path when /api/config/raw is reachable without credentials."
),
"author": ["KittySploit Team"],
"severity": "critical",
"cve": "CVE-2026-25643",
"references": [
"https://github.com/jduardo2704/CVE-2026-25643-Frigate-RCE",
"https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate/security/advisories/GHSA-4c97-5jmr-8f6x",
],
"modules": [
"exploits/multi/http/frigate_cve_2026_25643_rce",
],
"tags": ["web", "scanner", "frigate", "nvr", "go2rtc", "config-injection", "rce"],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 2,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
'cost': 1.0,
'noise': 0.5,
'value': 1.0,
'requires': {'min_endpoints': 0,
'min_params': 0,
'tech_hints_any': [],
'tech_hints_all': [],
'specializations_any': [],
'risk_signals_any': [],
'auth_session': False,
'capabilities_any': [],
'capabilities_all': [],
'confidence_min': {},
'confidence_min_any': {},
'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
'param_any': [],
'api_surface_ready': False},
'chain': {'produces_capabilities': [{'capability': 'rce', 'from_detail': ''}],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': []},
},
}
base_path = OptString("/", "Frigate base path", required=False)
port = OptPort(5000, "Target port", required=True)
ssl = OptBool(False, "Use HTTPS", required=True)
username = OptString("", "Frigate username (optional, improves config probe)", required=False)
password = OptString("", "Frigate password (optional)", required=False)
check_config_access = OptBool(
True,
"Probe /api/config/raw to confirm unauthenticated admin access",
required=False,
advanced=True,
)
def _prefix(self) -> str:
base = str(self.base_path or "/").strip() or "/"
if not base.startswith("/"):
base = "/" + base
return base.rstrip("/")
def _api_path(self, suffix: str) -> str:
prefix = self._prefix()
if not suffix.startswith("/"):
suffix = "/" + suffix
return f"{prefix}{suffix}" if prefix else suffix
@staticmethod
def _version_gte(v1: str, v2: str) -> bool:
def norm(v: str):
out = []
for token in str(v).split("."):
digits = "".join(ch for ch in token if ch.isdigit())
out.append(int(digits) if digits else 0)
while len(out) < 3:
out.append(0)
return tuple(out[:3])
return norm(v1) >= norm(v2)
def _login(self) -> bool:
user = str(self.username or "").strip()
pwd = str(self.password or "")
if not user or not pwd:
return False
response = self.http_request(
method="POST",
path=self._api_path("/api/login"),
json={"user": user, "password": pwd},
timeout=max(int(self.timeout or 12), 12),
)
return bool(response and response.status_code == 200)
def _fetch_version(self) -> str:
response = self.http_request(
method="GET",
path=self._api_path("/api/version"),
timeout=max(int(self.timeout or 12), 12),
)
if not response or response.status_code != 200:
return ""
try:
data = response.json()
except Exception:
if is_html_response(response):
return ""
return ""
if isinstance(data, dict):
return str(data.get("version") or data.get("frigate") or "").strip()
return str(data).strip()
@staticmethod
def _looks_like_frigate(body: str) -> bool:
if not body or looks_like_html(body):
return False
text = body.lower()
return "frigate" in text or "go2rtc" in text
@staticmethod
def _looks_like_frigate_config(content: str) -> bool:
if not content or looks_like_html(content):
return False
text = str(content).strip()
if text.startswith('"') and text.endswith('"'):
try:
text = json.loads(text)
except json.JSONDecodeError:
pass
blob = str(text).lower()
markers = ("mqtt:", "cameras:", "detectors:", "ffmpeg:", "birdseye:", '"mqtt"', '"cameras"')
return sum(1 for marker in markers if marker in blob) >= 2
def _fingerprint_frigate(self) -> bool:
version = self._fetch_version()
if version:
return True
response = self.http_request(
method="GET",
path=self._prefix() or "/",
timeout=max(int(self.timeout or 10), 10),
allow_redirects=True,
)
if not response:
return False
return self._looks_like_frigate(response.text or "")
def _config_readable(self) -> bool:
response = self.http_request(
method="GET",
path=self._api_path("/api/config/raw"),
timeout=max(int(self.timeout or 12), 12),
)
if not response or response.status_code != 200:
return False
content = (response.text or "").strip()
if not content or is_html_response(response, content):
return False
if content.startswith('"') and content.endswith('"'):
try:
content = json.loads(content)
except json.JSONDecodeError:
pass
return self._looks_like_frigate_config(str(content))
def check(self):
is_frigate = self._fingerprint_frigate()
version = self._fetch_version()
if version and self._version_gte(version, "0.16.4"):
return {
"vulnerable": False,
"reason": f"Frigate {version} appears patched (>= 0.16.4)",
"confidence": "high",
"version": version,
"unauth_config": False,
}
if not is_frigate:
return {
"vulnerable": False,
"reason": "Target does not look like Frigate NVR",
"confidence": "low",
"version": version,
"unauth_config": False,
}
unauth_config = False
if self.check_config_access:
unauth_config = self._config_readable()
if self.username and self.password:
self._login()
if version and not self._version_gte(version, "0.16.4"):
if unauth_config:
return {
"vulnerable": True,
"reason": (
f"Frigate {version} (<= 0.16.3) with readable /api/config/raw "
"(unauthenticated admin access)"
),
"confidence": "high",
"version": version,
"unauth_config": True,
}
return {
"vulnerable": True,
"reason": (
f"Frigate {version} matches vulnerable range (<= 0.16.3); "
"exploit requires admin credentials unless auth is disabled"
),
"confidence": "medium",
"version": version,
"unauth_config": False,
}
if unauth_config:
return {
"vulnerable": True,
"reason": "Frigate detected with unauthenticated /api/config/raw access",
"confidence": "high",
"version": version,
"unauth_config": True,
}
return {
"vulnerable": False,
"reason": "Frigate-like target detected but version unknown and config not readable without auth",
"confidence": "low",
"version": version,
"unauth_config": False,
}
def run(self):
try:
result = self.check()
if not result.get("vulnerable"):
return False
severity = "critical" if result.get("confidence") == "high" else "high"
self.set_info(
severity=severity,
cve="CVE-2026-25643",
reason=result.get("reason", "Frigate CVE-2026-25643 exposure detected"),
confidence=result.get("confidence", "unknown"),
version=result.get("version", ""),
unauth_config=bool(result.get("unauth_config")),
)
return True
except Exception:
return False
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05 Aug 2026 13:34Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
CVSS 3.19.1
EPSS0.04157
SSVC