SciTokens vulnerable to SQL Injection in KeyCache
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
SciTokens is a reference library for generating and using SciTokens. Prior to version 1.9.6, the KeyCache class in scitokens was vulnerable to SQL Injection because it used Python's str.format() to construct SQL queries with user-supplied data (such as issuer and key_id). This allowed an attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands against the local SQLite database. This issue has been patched in version 1.9.6.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scitokens | scitokens | before 1.9.6 | 1.9.6 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | scitokens (PyPI) | before 1.9.6 | 1.9.6 | Patch available | GHSA-rh5m-2482-966c |
- scitokens Vendorscitokens Affected before 1.9.6 Fixed in 1.9.6 Patch available CNA
- scitokens (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.9.6 Fixed in 1.9.6 Patch available GHSA-rh5m-2482-966c
Remediation
- Fix · CNA scitokens (scitokens) Fixed in 1.9.6
- Fix · GHSA-rh5m-2482-966c scitokens (PyPI) Fixed in 1.9.6 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-32714
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rh5m-2482-966c
References
More Scitokens Library vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-25219 SciTokens: Authorization Bypass via Path Traversal in Scope Validation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2026-25208 SciTokens: Authorization Bypass via Incorrect Scope Path Prefix Checking CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-32714 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-32714 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rh5m-2482-966c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-32714 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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