CVE-2026-120442: ape-volo-admin before 3.6.1 Hardcoded JWT Signing Key Authentication Bypass
- Is it exploited?
Not on CISA's list. CISA has not added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of . If CISA adds it, this page shows it as known exploited.
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 1.7%
Up from 0.5% on .
EPSS score, percentile 77.6 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.
- How severe?
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS v4.0 base score, given by the CNA
- What should I do?
CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected
- before 3.6.1
Source: CISA KEV 2026.11.10, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of ; CVE List, as of . About the data.
Description
ape-volo-admin before 3.6.1 Hardcoded JWT Signing Key Authentication Bypass
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.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
What to do
Advisories and patches
This summary is based on the CVE record as of . Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.
Affected products and versions
Versions by product, as listed in the CVE record (1 product)
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | before 3.6.1 |
Versions not listed are: unaffected.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
Weakness
CWE-1394
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record.
Timeline
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