Hugging Face Text Embeddings Inference up to 1.9.4 Router Args api_key missing encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Hugging Face Text Embeddings Inference up to 1.9.4 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Router Args. Such manipulation of the argument api_key leads to missing encryption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-108857. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Hugging Face Text Embeddings Inference up to 1.9.4. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Router Args. The manipulation of the argument api_key with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Hugging Face Text Embeddings Inference through 1.9.4 contains a cleartext logging vulnerability that exposes the configured api_key because the router's Args struct lacks a redact attribute for it. Attackers with access to router logs, container output, or OTLP telemetry can recover the Bearer token and call the protected embedding and rerank endpoints.

The advisory is shared for download at hackmd.io. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-108857 since 10/11/2026. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1600.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing encryption
CWE: CWE-311 / CWE-310
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

10/11/2026 Advisory disclosed
10/11/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
10/11/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/11/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: hackmd.io
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-108857 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-108857
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-416672

Entryinfo

Created: 10/11/2026 15:52
Changes: 10/11/2026 15:52 (74)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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