CVE-2026-69098 - kotaemon 0.12.0 Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Insecure Deserialization

CVE-2026-69098 - kotaemon 0.12.0 Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Insecure Deserialization

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CVE ID :CVE-2026-69098
Published : Aug. 4, 2026, 4:16 p.m. | 39 minutes ago
Description :kotaemon through 0.12.0 contains an insecure deserialization vulnerability in the check_connection endpoint that allows unauthenticated attackers to instantiate arbitrary Python classes by supplying crafted YAML/JSON input with a __type__ field. Attackers can exploit this to override the __type__ field with subprocess.check_output and arbitrary arguments, achieving remote code execution with application process privileges.
Severity: 9.8 | CRITICAL
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