Authentication Bypass via Hardcoded Credentials GoAway up to v0.62.18, fixed in 0.62.19…
Priority HIGH 73CWE-798Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.
Summary
Authentication Bypass via Hardcoded Credentials GoAway up to v0.62.18, fixed in 0.62.19, uses a hardcoded secret for signing JWT tokens used for authentication.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0055 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-65730
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6xgv-g9h7-chvc
References
Other 8
- https://github.com/pommee/goaway/releases/tag/v0.62.16
- https://github.com/pommee/goaway/blob/v0.62.18/backend/api/middleware.go#L15
- https://github.com/pommee/goaway/blob/v0.62.18/backend/api/middleware.go#L110
- https://github.com/pommee/goaway/blob/v0.62.18/backend/api/middleware.go#L69
- https://github.com/pommee/goaway/blob/v0.62.18/backend/api/auth.go#L48
- https://github.com/pommee/goaway/blob/v0.62.18/backend/api/middleware.go#L88
- https://github.com/pommee/goaway/blob/v0.62.18/backend/api/middleware.go#L40
- https://github.com/pommee/goaway/commit/5769f8782b7453ca1c22a201b224b5ce48532f64#diff-4ddfd6cf1311ddfd45734bb1dc53bc208df69584ba92ac4f38866bd558434678L15-L40
Sources
- CVE-2025-65730 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-65730 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6xgv-g9h7-chvc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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