Description
Rote through 2.6.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows authenticated admins to obtain super_admin rights by reading or overwriting JWT signing secrets via /v2/api/admin/settings. Attackers can retrieve the unmasked jwtSecret from the security settings group and forge HS256 tokens for the super administrator to change user roles and escalate their own account.
Published: 2026-11-11
Score: 8.6 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 21:15:00 +0000

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Description Rote through 2.6.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows authenticated admins to obtain super_admin rights by reading or overwriting JWT signing secrets via /v2/api/admin/settings. Attackers can retrieve the unmasked jwtSecret from the security settings group and forge HS256 tokens for the super administrator to change user roles and escalate their own account.
Title Rote through 2.6.0 Privilege Escalation via Admin Settings API JWT Secret Exposure
Weaknesses CWE-269
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-11T20:53:06.708Z

Reserved: 2026-11-11T20:01:49.010Z

Link: CVE-2026-126803

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-11T21:16:44.007

Modified: 2026-11-11T21:16:44.007

Link: CVE-2026-126803

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-269

    Improper Privilege Management