CVE-2026-120442

LOWCVSS 9.3 · CRITICAL

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

ape-volo-admin before 3.6.1 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to forge administrator tokens using a hardcoded JWT signing key in appsettings.json. Attackers can sign tokens offline with the jti claim set to the seeded administrator id to gain full API control over users, roles, permissions and data.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-1394

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

STABLE

Threat summary

  • 3 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Peaked 1d ago at 2 mentions (2026-11-02); latest day: 1
  • 3 total mentions across 2 days

Deep dive

Activity timeline3 mentions / 2d
01122Mentions · 2026-11-02: 2Mentions · 2026-11-03: 111-0211-03
Referenced assets1 URL
Full discourse3 posts
  • cve.now@cvedotnow

    🆕 New CVE xianhc ape-volo-admin: auth bypass via hardcoded JWT signing key (CVE-2026-120442) An unauthenticated attacker can forge administrator tokens and gain full control over users, roles, and data. Patch → 3.6.1 https://cve.now/CVE-2026-120442?utm_source=x&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=cvedotnow&utm_content=critical

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  • Parameter Watch@ParameterWatch

    ⚠️ CVE-2026-120442 (9.8) ⚠️ ape-volo-admin lets anyone forge an administrator login token and take full control of the API, including users, roles, permissions and data. ape-volo-admin before 3.6.1 is affected. Upgrade to 3.6.1 or later. https://t.co/j8Acr0TOq1

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  • Cordoba@cordobahq

    CVE-2026-120442 (CVSS 9.8): authentication bypass in ape-volo-admin before 3.6.1. A hardcoded JWT signing key in appsettings.json lets unauthenticated attackers forge admin tokens offline and take full API control. Upgrade to 3.6.1. Source: NVD

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