CVE-2026-61732: Decepticon is an autonomous hacking agent for red teams

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CRITICAL 10.0REMOTE

CVE-2026-61732 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 10.0) affecting affected software. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Decepticon is an autonomous hacking agent for red teams. Versions prior to 1.1.17 wrap web crawl results — the output of agent reconnaissance against target services — into LLM messages without neutralizing ChatML special-token literals. Under the BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) deployment model, users configure their own LLM credentials to any OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Most open-source and self-deployed model providers (vLLM, SGLang, Ollama, LM Stud

Why this priority

Critical severity
CISA SSVC: public proof of concept
CISA SSVC: automatable with total technical impact
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	10.0 (Critical)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	1.5% (top 26%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-74
Published	2026-09-24
Last modified	2026-09-30

Publisher (CNA): GitHub, Inc.

Last updated 2026-09-30 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Timeline

2026-09-24 18:17 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-09-30 17:32 UTCUpdated Record last modified

Exact fixes by distribution

Python (pip) · decepticon-core · FIXED · 1.1.17 · vulnerable: <= 1.1.16 · source

pip install --upgrade "decepticon-core>=1.1.17" pip show decepticon-core

Python (pip) · decepticon · FIXED · 1.1.17 · vulnerable: <= 1.1.16 · source

pip install --upgrade "decepticon>=1.1.17" pip show decepticon

Python (pip) · decepticon-sdk · FIXED · 1.1.17 · vulnerable: <= 1.1.16 · source

pip install --upgrade "decepticon-sdk>=1.1.17" pip show decepticon-sdk

Fedora 46 · fio · FIXED · 3.43-2.fc46 · FEDORA-2026-b36219886b · source

sudo dnf upgrade --advisory=FEDORA-2026-b36219886b

Fedora ELN · weston · FIXED · 16.0.2-1.eln159 · FEDORA-2026-b98ccaa6a0 · source

sudo dnf upgrade --advisory=FEDORA-2026-b98ccaa6a0

Public exploits and detection

Public code exists for this CVE. Treat unpatched systems as at risk, and only run PoCs in a lab.

GitHub PoC: InertFluid/cve-2026-61732-lab (0 stars)

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2026-61732?

No fixed release is listed yet. Watch the vendor advisory and apply any mitigation shown on this page.

Is CVE-2026-61732 being exploited?

CVE-2026-61732 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2026-61732 affect?

CVE-2026-61732 affects affected software. Severity is critical (CVSS 10.0). Decepticon is an autonomous hacking agent for red teams. Versions prior to 1.1.17 wrap web crawl results — the output of agent reconnaissance against target services — into LLM messages without neutralizing ChatML special-token literals. Un

How urgent is CVE-2026-61732?

Priority 64/100. Critical severity; CISA SSVC: public proof of concept; CISA SSVC: automatable with total technical impact; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

Software pages

OpenAI and LLM tools vulnerabilities

References

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