CVE-2026-28428CWE-287

Talishar: Authentication Bypass via Empty authKey Parameter Allows Unauthenticated Game Actions

Medium · published March 6, 2026

CVSS v3.1
5.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
35.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Talishar is a fan-made Flesh and Blood project. Prior to commit a9c218e, an authentication bypass vulnerability in Talishar's game endpoint validation logic allows any unauthenticated attacker to perform authenticated game actions — including sending chat messages and submitting game inputs — by supplying an empty authKey parameter (authKey=). The server-side validation uses a loose comparison that accepts an empty string as a valid credential, while correctly rejecting non-empty but incorrect keys. This asymmetry means the authentication mechanism can be completely bypassed without knowing any valid token. This issue has been patched in commit a9c218e.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00424 · 35.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-287 · Improper Authentication
Published
2026-03-06T04:59Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 06 MAR 04:59Z
    Talishar: Authentication Bypass via Empty authKey Parameter Allows Unauthenticated Game Actions
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