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CVE-2026-32726
SciTokens C++ is a minimal library for creating and using SciTokens from C or C++. Prior to version 1.4.1, scitokens-cpp is vulnerable to an authorization bypass in path-based scope validation. The enforcer used a simple string-prefix comparison when checking whether a requested resource path was covered by a token's authorized scope path. Because the check did not require a path-segment boundary, a token scoped to one path could incorrectly authorize access to sibling paths that merely started
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"scitokens-cpp","vendor":"scitokens","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 1.4.1"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:08dd5d63aba00dbf449ac0ca915f764009df18beb8bd64f143682f86e219cf7d · sha256:7273dd8ec665df85… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":8.1,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:08dd5d63aba00dbf449ac0ca915f764009df18beb8bd64f143682f86e219cf7d · sha256:7273dd8ec665df85… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-863","description":"CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:08dd5d63aba00dbf449ac0ca915f764009df18beb8bd64f143682f86e219cf7d · sha256:7273dd8ec665df85… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
3 source assertions{"name":"https://github.com/scitokens/scitokens-cpp/commit/decfe2f00cb9cabbf1e17a3bb2cd4ea1bbbd8a73","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/scitokens/scitokens-cpp/commit/decfe2f00cb9cabbf1e17a3bb2cd4ea1bbbd8a73"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:08dd5d63aba00dbf449ac0ca915f764009df18beb8bd64f143682f86e219cf7d · sha256:7273dd8ec665df85… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"name":"https://github.com/scitokens/scitokens-cpp/security/advisories/GHSA-q5fm-fgvx-32jq","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/scitokens/scitokens-cpp/security/advisories/GHSA-q5fm-fgvx-32jq"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:08dd5d63aba00dbf449ac0ca915f764009df18beb8bd64f143682f86e219cf7d · sha256:7273dd8ec665df85… · /containers/cna/references/0
{"tags":["exploit"],"url":"https://github.com/scitokens/scitokens-cpp/security/advisories/GHSA-q5fm-fgvx-32jq"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:08dd5d63aba00dbf449ac0ca915f764009df18beb8bd64f143682f86e219cf7d · sha256:7273dd8ec665df85… · /containers/adp/0/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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