Description
A vulnerability was determined in DataLinkDC dinky up to 1.2.5. This affects the function addInterceptors of the file dinky-admin/src/main/java/org/dinky/configure/AppConfig.java of the component OpenAPI Endpoint. Executing a manipulation can lead to missing authentication. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Published: 2026-02-24
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthorized access via missing authentication to OpenAPI endpoint
Action: Patch Immediately
AI Analysis

Impact

Based on the description, the vulnerability originates from a missing authentication check in the addInterceptors function of DataLinkDC dinky’s OpenAPI configuration, allowing an attacker to send requests to the endpoint without credentials. This flaw can lead to unauthorized access and confidentiality risks for the data served by the API, and may enable further exploitation if privileged operations are exposed.

Affected Systems

The affected product is DataLinkDC dinky. All releases up to and including version 1.2.5 are impacted.

Risk and Exploitability

With a CVSS score of 6.9, the vulnerability is considered moderate. The EPSS score is less than 1%, indicating a low likelihood of exploitation, but it is publicly disclosed and can be leveraged remotely. The exploit does not require local access and uses the missing authentication to gain entry to the OpenAPI interface, which is available over the network.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 17, 2026 at 15:59 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update to the latest DataLinkDC dinky version that includes the fix for the authentication bug.
  • If an update is not immediately available, enforce network‑level restrictions (firewall rules or reverse‑proxy authentication) to block unauthenticated traffic to the OpenAPI endpoint until the vendor releases a fix.
  • Continuously monitor access logs for unauthorized API requests and conduct periodic security testing to confirm that the authentication mechanism is properly enforced.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 17, 2026 at 15:59 UTC.

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History

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 02:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 25 Feb 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Dinky
Dinky dinky
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:dinky:dinky:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Dinky
Dinky dinky

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Datalinkdc
Datalinkdc dinky
Vendors & Products Datalinkdc
Datalinkdc dinky

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 02:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A vulnerability was determined in DataLinkDC dinky up to 1.2.5. This affects the function addInterceptors of the file dinky-admin/src/main/java/org/dinky/configure/AppConfig.java of the component OpenAPI Endpoint. Executing a manipulation can lead to missing authentication. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Title DataLinkDC dinky OpenAPI Endpoint AppConfig.java addInterceptors missing authentication
Weaknesses CWE-287
CWE-306
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-28T02:02:58.301Z

Reserved: 2026-02-23T17:50:11.548Z

Link: CVE-2026-3053

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-28T02:02:52.937Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-02-24T02:16:03.983

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:00:01.613

Link: CVE-2026-3053

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-17T16:00:11Z

Weaknesses