---
title: "CVE-2026-55494: Tugtainer Agent - Authentication Bypass"
description: "Tugtainer Agent < 1.30.4 contains an authentication bypass caused by empty AGENT_SECRET allowing signature verification to succeed, letting unauthenticated attackers access Docker management APIs, exploit requires AGENT_SECRET to be unset."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-55494/
---

# CVE-2026-55494 Tugtainer Agent - Authentication Bypass

Tugtainer Agent < 1.30.4 contains an authentication bypass caused by empty AGENT\_SECRET allowing signature verification to succeed, letting unauthenticated attackers access Docker management APIs, exploit requires AGENT\_SECRET to be unset.

CVSS base score 9.8 /10

Critical

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

Proof of concept available

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.64% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55494)

## Details

Type

Authentication Bypass

Impact

Broken Authentication

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

30 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-284](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/284.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 1.30.4 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55494](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55494)
- [https://github.com/Quenary/tugtainer/commit/0052a5544e187a4d12f771838a8a23ca4afb61cd](https://github.com/Quenary/tugtainer/commit/0052a5544e187a4d12f771838a8a23ca4afb61cd)
- [https://github.com/Quenary/tugtainer/releases/tag/v1.30.4](https://github.com/Quenary/tugtainer/releases/tag/v1.30.4)
- [https://github.com/Quenary/tugtainer/security/advisories/GHSA-wgw2-c96g-p7h7](https://github.com/Quenary/tugtainer/security/advisories/GHSA-wgw2-c96g-p7h7)

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