CVE-2026-119597 OpenDeepWiki through 2.0.6 Hard-coded JWT Signing Key Admin Token Forgery
Critical 9.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-119597 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-119597 is a critical vulnerability in AIDotNet OpenDeepWiki, published on 30 Oct 2026.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-119597 exists.
Affected product: AIDotNet OpenDeepWiki. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-119597/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-119597/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-119597?
CVE-2026-119597 is a critical vulnerability in AIDotNet OpenDeepWiki, published on 30 Oct 2026.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-321
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-119597?
How do I fix CVE-2026-119597?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-119597 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-119597 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-119597 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fc52-73gp-r537.