{"id":"CVE-2026-120442","title":"ape-volo-admin before 3.6.1 Hardcoded JWT Signing Key Authentication Bypass","summary":"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…","severity":"critical","cvss":9.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-1394"],"vendor":"xianhc","product":"ape-volo-admin","affected":["ape-volo-admin < 3.6.1"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"yes","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-11-05T21:38:59.409940Z"},"exploitAvailable":true,"published":"2026-11-02","updated":"2026-11-05","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-05T21:39:20.223Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-120442","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/xianhc/ape-volo-admin/issues/36"},{"url":"https://github.com/xianhc/ape-volo-admin/commit/938f7ec58047f0c63123dc155d6a033910f00933"},{"url":"https://github.com/xianhc/ape-volo-admin/releases/tag/V3.6.1","label":"ape-volo-admin V3.6.1 Release Notes"},{"url":"https://github.com/xianhc/ape-volo-admin/blob/V3.5.2/Ape.Volo.Api/appsettings.json#L4-L10"},{"url":"https://github.com/xianhc/ape-volo-admin/blob/V3.5.2/Ape.Volo.Infrastructure/Extensions/AuthorizationExtensions.cs#L50-L60"},{"url":"https://github.com/xianhc/ape-volo-admin/blob/V3.5.2/Ape.Volo.Infrastructure/Authentication/PermissionHandler.cs#L130-L172"},{"url":"https://hackmd.io/@hieuPenguinnn/ape-volo-admin-hardcoded-jwt-secret-admin-token-forgery"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ape-volo-admin-before-3.6.1-hardcoded-jwt-signing-key-authentication-bypass","label":"VulnCheck Advisory: ape-volo-admin before 3.6.1 Hardcoded JWT Signing Key Authentication Bypass"}],"tags":["cve.org","exploit-available"],"epss":0.01707,"epssPercentile":0.77447,"exploits":{"nuclei":["CVE-2026-120442"],"checkedAt":"2026-11-07T18:07:46.586Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T19:30:42.654Z","slug":"CVE-2026-120442","body":"## Overview\n\nape-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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `ape-volo-admin < 3.6.1`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"abyssal","depthScore":66,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":53.9,"likelihood":0.3,"exploitation":12,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}