CAT through 3.1.0 Session Cookie Forgery via Unkeyed hashCode Checksum
Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-565Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
CAT uses Java String.hashCode as the sole integrity check for session cookies without server-side keying, allowing attackers to forge valid checksums offline. Attackers can set the x-forwarded-for header to bypass IP binding validation and create admin sessions with full configuration access.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00705 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-85181
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xrx5-jvp4-rqmj
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-85181 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-85181 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xrx5-jvp4-rqmj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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