---
id: CVE-2026-97406
title: Authentication Bypass via Bearer Tokens to Unauthorized Credential Minting
summary: >-
  XERJ Console API bearer tokens can bypass the passkey‑only authentication
  requirement and directly invoke the API‑token creation endpoint, allowing
  unauthorized minting of persistent successor credentials.
severity: critical
cvss: 9.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cvssSource: adp
cwe:
  - CWE-306
  - CWE-863
vendor: Xerj
product: Console API
affected:
  - console_api v1.0.0-rc.11
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-29T17:58:32.030214Z'
published: '2026-10-20'
updated: '2026-10-29'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-29T17:58:37.254Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97406'
references:
  - url: 'https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/645818'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00531
epssPercentile: 0.44905
ingestedAt: '2026-10-20T19:16:14.555Z'
---

## Overview

XERJ Console API bearer tokens can bypass the passkey‑only authentication requirement and directly invoke the API‑token creation endpoint, allowing unauthorized minting of persistent successor credentials.

## Affected

- `console_api v1.0.0-rc.11`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.