Jovancoding Network-AI up to 5.12.1 ApprovalInbox lib/approval-inbox.ts startServer secret improper authorization

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A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Jovancoding Network-AI up to 5.12.1. This impacts the function startServer of the file lib/approval-inbox.ts of the component ApprovalInbox. Executing a manipulation of the argument secret can lead to improper authorization. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-58482. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability has been found in Jovancoding Network-AI up to 5.12.1 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function startServer of the file lib/approval-inbox.ts of the component ApprovalInbox. The manipulation of the argument secret with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Network-AI, a TypeScript/Node.js multi-agent orchestrator, has a shipped, exported, documented feature called `ApprovalInbox` (`lib/approval-inbox.ts`). It is the network surface of the human-in-the-loop Approval Gate, which `ApprovalGate` uses to require explicit human approval for high-risk operations. The HTTP server it exposes has no authentication of any kind and sets `Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *` on every route, including the state-changing `POST /approvals/:id/approve` and `/deny`. As a result, in versions 5.0.0 through 5.12.1, any party who can send an HTTP request to the inbox port — a co-located process, a container/SSRF on the same host, a remote client when the operator binds a non-loopback address, or any website the operator visits in a browser (via the wildcard CORS) — can enumerate pending approvals and approve them, defeating the entire human-in-the-loop control and causing the gated high-risk action (e.g. a shell command the agent was holding for review) to execute without consent. This issue is fixed in v5.12.2. `ApprovalInbox` now accepts a `secret` option. When set, the mutating endpoints `POST /:id/approve` and `POST /:id/deny` require an `Authorization: Bearer <secret>` header, validated in constant time with `crypto.timingSafeEqual`. `startServer()` already binds to `127.0.0.1` by default; operators exposing the inbox on a network must set a secret.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-58482 since 06/30/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1548.002 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 5.12.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Artificial Intelligence Software

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• Jovancoding

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• Network-AI

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• 5.12.0
• 5.12.1

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• Product: https://github.com/Jovancoding/Network-AI/

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