CVE-2026-32716 | SciTokens up to 1.9.5 improper authorization (GHSA-w8fp-g9rh-34jh)

VDB-354308 · CVE-2026-32716 · GHSA-W8FP-G9RH-34JH SCITOKENS UP TO 1.9.5 IMPROPER AUTHORIZATION HISTORYDIFFRELATEJSONXMLCTI CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score 7.0 $0-$5k 1.49+ Summaryinfo A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in SciTokens up to 1.9.5. This impacts an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-32716. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded. Detailsinfo A vulnerability was found in SciTokens up to 1.9.5 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes: SciTokens is a reference library for generating and using SciTokens. Prior to version 1.9.6, the Enforcer incorrectly validates scope paths by using a simple prefix match (startswith). This allows a token with access to a specific path (e.g., /john) to also access sibling paths that start with the same prefix (e.g., /johnathan, /johnny), which is an Authorization Bypass. This issue has been patched in version 1.9.6. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-32716 since 03/13/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002. Upgrading to version 1.9.6 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch 7a237c0f642efb9e8c36ac564b745895cca83583 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. Productinfo Name SciTokens Version 1.9.0 1.9.1 1.9.2 1.9.3 1.9.4 1.9.5 License open-source Website Product: https://github.com/scitokens/scitokens/ CPE 2.3info 🔒 🔒 🔒 CPE 2.2info 🔒 🔒 🔒 CVSSv4info VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CVSSv3info VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2 VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0 VulDB Base Score: 6.3 VulDB Temp Score: 6.0 VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA Base Score: 8.1 CNA Vector (GitHub_M): 🔒 CVSSv2info Vector Complexity Authentication Confidentiality Integrity Availability Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock VulDB Base Score: 🔒 VulDB Temp Score: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 Exploitinginfo Class: Improper authorization CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266 CAPEC: 🔒 ATT&CK: 🔒 Physical: No Local: No Remote: Yes Availability: 🔒 Status: Not defined Price Prediction: 🔍 Current Price Estimation: 🔒 0-Day Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Today Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Threat Intelligenceinfo Interest: 🔍 Active Actors: 🔍 Active APT Groups: 🔍 Countermeasuresinfo Recommended: Upgrade Status: 🔍 0-Day Time: 🔒 Upgrade: SciTokens 1.9.6 Patch: 7a237c0f642efb9e8c36ac564b745895cca83583 Timelineinfo 03/13/2026 CVE reserved 03/31/2026 +17 days Advisory disclosed 03/31/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created 03/31/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update Sourcesinfo Product: github.com Advisory: GHSA-w8fp-g9rh-34jh Status: Confirmed CVE: CVE-2026-32716 (🔒) GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-32716 GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-354308 Entryinfo Created: 03/31/2026 08:12 Changes: 03/31/2026 08:12 (66) Complete: 🔍 Cache ID: 99:D92:101 Discussion No comments yet. Languages: en. Please log in to comment. ◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸