CVE-2026-90945 (GCVE-0-2026-90945)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-14 17:52 – Updated: 2026-09-14 17:52
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Crawlab through 0.6.3 Authentication Bypass via Hard-coded JWT Secret
Summary
Crawlab through 0.6.3 uses a hard-coded HMAC-SHA256 secret for JWT token signing that cannot be overridden via configuration or environment variables. Unauthenticated attackers can forge valid administrator tokens to access administrative APIs and execute code on worker nodes.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CWE
- CWE-321 - Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
Assigner
References
5 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/crawlab-team/crawlab/issues/1622 | issue-tracking |
| https://github.com/crawlab-team/crawlab | product |
| https://github.com/crawlab-team/crawlab/blob/0485… | technical-description |
| https://github.com/crawlab-team/crawlab-core/blob… | technical-description |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/crawlab-thro… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| crawlab-team | crawlab |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 0.6.3
(custom)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2026-06-13 00:00
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