OpenDeepWiki hard-coded JWT key lets attackers forge admin tokens
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-321.
Summary
AIDotNet OpenDeepWiki through 2.0.6 uses a hard-coded JWT signing key stored in appsettings.json (CWE-321). An unauthenticated remote attacker can forge administrator tokens with the publicly known key and use them to reach the /api/admin endpoints, where they can control users, roles, repositories, settings and API keys.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05
Description from the CNA
OpenDeepWiki through 2.0.6 contains a hard-coded JWT signing key vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to forge administrator tokens using the publicly known Jwt:SecretKey in appsettings.json. Attackers can mint HS256 bearer tokens with an Admin role claim to access /api/admin endpoints and control users, roles, repositories, settings, and API keys.
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
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for OpenDeepWiki.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05
Timeline
- 2026-10-30 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-119597
- 2026-10-30 Alias added: GHSA-fc52-73gp-r537
- 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-05 Priority changed: MEDIUM → HIGH
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-119597 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-119597 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fc52-73gp-r537 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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