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GHSA-Q7WF-9CG6-97H6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-14 18:31 – Updated: 2026-09-14 18:31

Details

Casdoor through 4.4.0 fails to properly mask the instance-wide built-in certificate private key in /api/get-certs and /api/get-cert endpoints, allowing organization administrators to retrieve it. Attackers can use the exposed private key to forge JWT tokens for any user in any organization, including global administrators.

Severity

9.6 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

9.3 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N

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CVE-2026-90942 (GCVE-0-2026-90942)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-14 17:52 – Updated: 2026-09-24 14:22

Title

Casdoor through 4.4.0 Private Key Exposure via Certificate Endpoints

Summary

Severity

9.3 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N

9.6 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-09-14 19:07 UTC

CWE

CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization

Assigner

VulnCheck CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard B 84/100 over 7300 records in the last 180 days details

References

5 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/geo-chen/oss/blob/main/casdoor…	third-party-advisoryexploit
https://github.com/casdoor/casdoor/blob/v4.4.0/co…	technical-description
https://github.com/casdoor/casdoor/blob/v4.4.0/ob…	technical-description
https://github.com/casdoor/casdoor	product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/casdoor-thro…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
casdoor	casdoor	Affected: 0 , ≤ 4.4.0 (semver) cpe:2.3:a:casbin:casdoor::::::::

Date Public

2026-07-08 00:00

Credits

George Chen

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