A flaw has been found in PrefectHQ prefect up to 3.6.13. Affected is an unknown function of the file /api/events/in of the component WebSocket Endpoint. Executing a manipulation can lead to missing authentication. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been published and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.6.14 is able to address this issue. This patch is called f8afecadf88ea5f73694dafa3a365b9d8fae1ad6. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.
CVE-2026-7723
Score 7.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-05-04. NVD baseline CVSS 7.3; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.3
- EG Score
- 7.3(medium)
- EPSS
- 34.1%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 4, 2026
Last Modified
May 4, 2026
Advisory Details (5)
Auto-updated May 4, 2026Release 3.6.14 - A Prefect Server for Every ::1 · PrefectHQ/prefect · GitHub
https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/releases/tag/3.6.14Add authentication to /api/events/in WebSocket endpoint by devin-ai-integration[bot] · Pull Request #20372 · PrefectHQ/prefect · GitHub
https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/pull/20372Make /api/events/in backward compatible when auth is not configured · PrefectHQ/prefect@0d3ab3c · GitHub
https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/commit/0d3ab3c2d3f9f98abfafdf7b9f6d4f8ed3925e40GitHub - PrefectHQ/prefect: Prefect is a workflow orchestration framework for building resilient data pipelines in Python. · GitHub
https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-7723(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
PyPI(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| prefect | 0.10.0 ... 3.6.9 (695 versions) | 3.6.14 | — |
Weakness Classification(2)
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