CVE-2026-119597

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.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/AIDotNet/OpenDeepWiki
https://github.com/AIDotNet/OpenDeepWiki/blob/v2.0.6/src/OpenDeepWiki/Program.cs#L92
https://github.com/AIDotNet/OpenDeepWiki/blob/v2.0.6/src/OpenDeepWiki/appsettings.json#L27
https://github.com/AIDotNet/OpenDeepWiki/commit/1bf0f4b5ef8d972ca640e5df145b5813a9492544
https://github.com/AIDotNet/OpenDeepWiki/issues/403
https://hackmd.io/@hieuPenguinnn/opendeepwiki-hardcoded-jwt-secret-admin-forgery
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/opendeepwiki-through-2.0.6-hard-coded-jwt-signing-key-admin-token-forgery

Configurations

No configuration.

History

30 Oct 2026, 14:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-30 14:16

Updated : 2026-10-30 19:23

NVD link : CVE-2026-119597

Mitre link : CVE-2026-119597

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-119597

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-321

Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

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