CVE-2026-28215 PUBLISHED

hoppscotch Vulnerable to Unauthenticated Onboarding Config Takeover

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 25.02.2026 Published: 26.02.2026 Updated: 26.02.2026

hoppscotch is an open source API development ecosystem. Prior to version 2026.2.0, an unauthenticated attacker can overwrite the entire infrastructure configuration of a self-hosted Hoppscotch instance including OAuth provider credentials and SMTP settings by sending a single HTTP POST request with no authentication. The endpoint POST /v1/onboarding/config has no authentication guard and performs no check on whether onboarding was already completed. A successful exploit allows the attacker to replace the instance's Google/GitHub/Microsoft OAuth application credentials with their own, causing all subsequent user logins via SSO to authenticate against the attacker's OAuth app. The attacker captures OAuth tokens and email addresses of every user who logs in after the exploit. Additionally, the endpoint returns a recovery token that can be used to read all stored secrets in plaintext, including SMTP passwords and any other configured credentials. Version 2026.2.0 fixes the issue.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS Score: 9.1

Product Status

Vendor hoppscotch
Product hoppscotch
Versions
  • Version < 2026.2.0 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control CWE
  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication CWE