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TI-2026-32938 Aliases CVE-2026-45091GHSA-x3r2-fj3r-g5mv

sealed-env: TOTP secret embedded in unseal token payload (enterprise mode)

Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

sealed-env is a cross-stack, zero-trust secret management library for Node.js and Java/Spring Boot. In sealed-env enterprise mode, versions 0.1.0-alpha.1 through 0.1.0-alpha.3 embedded the operator's literal TOTP secret in the JWS payload of every minted unseal token. JWS payload is base64-encoded JSON, NOT encrypted. Any party who could observe a minted token (CI build logs, container env dumps, kubectl describe pod, Sentry/Rollbar stack traces, log aggregators) could decode the payload and extract the TOTP secret in plaintext. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.1.0-alpha.4.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00326 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed sealed-env (davidalmeidac): 0.1.0-alpha.4sealed-env (npm): 0.1.0-alpha.4+1 more product

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
davidalmeidacsealed-envbefore 0.1.0-alpha.40.1.0-alpha.4Patch availableCNA
—sealed-env (npm)before 0.1.0-alpha.40.1.0-alpha.4Patch availableGHSA-x3r2-fj3r-g5mv
—io.github.davidalmeidac:sealed-env-core (Maven)before 0.1.0-alpha.40.1.0-alpha.4Patch availableGHSA-x3r2-fj3r-g5mv
  • sealed-env Vendordavidalmeidac Affected before 0.1.0-alpha.4 Fixed in 0.1.0-alpha.4 Patch available CNA
  • sealed-env (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.1.0-alpha.4 Fixed in 0.1.0-alpha.4 Patch available GHSA-x3r2-fj3r-g5mv
  • io.github.davidalmeidac:sealed-env-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 0.1.0-alpha.4 Fixed in 0.1.0-alpha.4 Patch available GHSA-x3r2-fj3r-g5mv

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA sealed-env (davidalmeidac) Fixed in 0.1.0-alpha.4
  • Fix · GHSA-x3r2-fj3r-g5mv sealed-env (npm) Fixed in 0.1.0-alpha.4 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-x3r2-fj3r-g5mv io.github.davidalmeidac:sealed-env-core (Maven) Fixed in 0.1.0-alpha.4 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-45091
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x3r2-fj3r-g5mv

References

Advisory 1

Other 2

Sources

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