CVE-2026-27482

MEDIUM5.9EPSS 0.06%

Ray dashboard DELETE endpoints allow unauthenticated browser-triggered DoS (Serve shutdown / job deletion)

Published: 2/20/2026Modified: 2/24/2026

Description

### Summary Ray’s dashboard HTTP server blocks browser-origin POST/PUT but does not cover DELETE, and key DELETE endpoints are unauthenticated by default. If the dashboard/agent is reachable (e.g., --dashboard-host=0.0.0.0), a web page via DNS rebinding or same-network access can issue DELETE requests that shut down Serve or delete jobs without user interaction. This is a drive-by availability impact. ### Details - Middleware: python/ray/dashboard/http_server_head.py#get_browsers_no_post_put_middleware only checks POST/PUT via is_browser_request (UA/Origin/Sec-Fetch heuristics). DELETE is not gated. - Endpoints lacking browser protection/auth by default: - python/ray/dashboard/modules/serve/serve_head.py: @routes.delete("/api/serve/applications/") calls serve.shutdown(). - python/ray/dashboard/modules/job/job_head.py: @routes.delete("/api/jobs/{job_or_submission_id}"). - python/ray/dashboard/modules/job/job_agent.py: @routes.delete("/api/job_agent/jobs/{job_or_submission_id}") (not wrapped with deny_browser_requests either). - Dashboard token auth is optional and off by default; binding to 0.0.0.0 is common for remote access. ### PoC Prereqs: dashboard reachable (e.g., ray start --head --dashboard-host=0.0.0.0), no token auth. 1. Start Serve (or have jobs present). 2. From any browser-reachable origin (DNS rebinding or same-LAN page), issue a DELETE fetch: ``` fetch("http://<dashboard-host>:8265/api/serve/applications/", { method: "DELETE", headers: { "User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0" } // browsers set this automatically }); ``` Result: Serve shuts down. 3) Similarly, delete jobs: ` fetch("http://<dashboard-host>:8265/api/jobs/<job_or_submission_id>", { method: "DELETE" });` ` fetch("http://<dashboard-agent>:52365/api/job_agent/jobs/<job_or_submission_id>", { method: "DELETE" });` Browsers will send the Mozilla UA and Origin/Sec-Fetch headers, but DELETE is not blocked by the middleware, so the requests succeed. ### Impact - Availability loss: Serve shutdown; job deletion. Triggerable via drive-by browser requests if the dashboard/agent ports are reachable and auth is disabled (default). - No code execution from this vector, but breaks isolation/trust assumptions for “developer-only” endpoints. ### Fix The fix for this vulnerability is to update to Ray 2.54.0 or higher. Fix PR: https://github.com/ray-project/ray/pull/60526

Affected packages (1)

CVSS scores

SourceVersionSeverityVector
osvCVSS 3.1MEDIUM5.9CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

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