CVE-2026-28215

CRITICAL LAB

hoppscotch < 2026.2.0 - Unauthenticated Infrastructure Configuration Overwrite via Onboarding Endpoint

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2026-28215. PoCs published by exploitintel.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains functional exploit code for CVE-2026-28215, demonstrating unauthenticated infrastructure config overwrite and secret exfiltration in Hoppscotch versions before 2026.2.0. The PoCs include SMTP config overwrite, OAuth credential hijacking, and a non-destructive scanner.

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

github WORKING POC 1 stars
by exploitintel · pythonpoc
https://github.com/exploitintel/eip-pocs-and-cves/tree/main/CVE-2026-28215

This repository contains functional exploit code for CVE-2026-28215, demonstrating unauthenticated infrastructure config overwrite and secret exfiltration in Hoppscotch versions before 2026.2.0. The PoCs include SMTP config overwrite, OAuth credential hijacking, and a non-destructive scanner.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Hoppscotch (self-hosted backend) < 2026.2.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the Hoppscotch backend · Python 3 environment
devstral-2 · analyzed Mar 02, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2

Related Analysis

Scores

CVSS v3 9.1
EPSS 0.0028
EPSS Percentile 51.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Lab Environment

EIP LAB Lab screenshot
vulnerable docker pull ghcr.io/exploitintel/cve-2026-28215-vulnerable:latest

Details

CWE
CWE-284 CWE-287
Status published
Products (1)
hoppscotch/hoppscotch < 2026.2.0
Published Feb 26, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 27, 2026