CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-32727
SciTokens is a reference library for generating and using SciTokens. Prior to version 1.9.7, the Enforcer is vulnerable to a path traversal attack where an attacker can use dot-dot (..) in the scope claim of a token to escape the intended directory restriction. This occurs because the library normalizes both the authorized path (from the token) and the requested path (from the application) before comparing them using startswith. This issue has been patched in version 1.9.7.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"scitokens","vendor":"scitokens","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 1.9.7"}]}
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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:v2:0992024c2b3d7331c87c69fcc2821e7d8cb9bb35b8ebd883aa69b393572ca364 · sha256:8885d5c4c2129224… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-22","description":"CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0992024c2b3d7331c87c69fcc2821e7d8cb9bb35b8ebd883aa69b393572ca364 · sha256:8885d5c4c2129224… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
4 source assertions{"name":"https://github.com/scitokens/scitokens/commit/2d1cc9e42bc944fe0bbc429b85d166e7156d53f9","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/scitokens/scitokens/commit/2d1cc9e42bc944fe0bbc429b85d166e7156d53f9"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0992024c2b3d7331c87c69fcc2821e7d8cb9bb35b8ebd883aa69b393572ca364 · sha256:8885d5c4c2129224… · /containers/cna/references/2
{"name":"https://github.com/scitokens/scitokens/pull/230","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/scitokens/scitokens/pull/230"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0992024c2b3d7331c87c69fcc2821e7d8cb9bb35b8ebd883aa69b393572ca364 · sha256:8885d5c4c2129224… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"name":"https://github.com/scitokens/scitokens/releases/tag/v1.9.7","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/scitokens/scitokens/releases/tag/v1.9.7"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0992024c2b3d7331c87c69fcc2821e7d8cb9bb35b8ebd883aa69b393572ca364 · sha256:8885d5c4c2129224… · /containers/cna/references/3
{"name":"https://github.com/scitokens/scitokens/security/advisories/GHSA-3x2w-63fp-3qvw","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/scitokens/scitokens/security/advisories/GHSA-3x2w-63fp-3qvw"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0992024c2b3d7331c87c69fcc2821e7d8cb9bb35b8ebd883aa69b393572ca364 · sha256:8885d5c4c2129224… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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