Vulnerability · Published Oct 21, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-114069Trigger.dev before 4.6.0 Root Secret Disclosure via envvars API Endpoint

High 8.1

In plain English

A high-severity privilege mismanagement in trigger.dev from triggerdotdev. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 32% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.1High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 68.4% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Trigger.dev before 4.6.0 contains an improper authorization vulnerability in the GET /api/v1/projects/:projectRef/envvars endpoint, which returns the environment's root API key as TRIGGER_SECRET_KEY for staging, production, and preview environments. Attackers holding a restricted read:envvars key can obtain the root secret and plaintext secrets, then trigger tasks and mint admin public JWTs.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
triggerdotdev	trigger.dev	0 – before 4.6.0

Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-4gjx-f5hj-678x) vendor-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: Trigger.dev before 4.6.0 Root Secret Disclosure via envvars API Endpoint third-party-advisory