# CVE-2026-97877: zhistaredu StarTraining JWT Token application.yml UserLoginService.createToken hard-coded password

> Attackers can exploit hard-coded credentials in the JWT token generation logic to bypass authentication and take over accounts.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 25 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6m2v-j56x-7jj6

## What is CVE-2026-97877?

CVE-2026-97877 is a medium-severity vulnerability in zhistaredu StarTraining, published on 25 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was determined in zhistaredu StarTraining up to 3.8.1. This issue affects the function UserLoginService.createToken of the file application.yml of the component JWT Token Handler. This manipulation of the argument user_id/company_id causes use of hard-coded password. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-259 (Use of Hard-coded Password), CWE-255

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-97877?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-97877?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-97877 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-97877 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-97877 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-97877 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-97877 is a medium-severity vulnerability in zhistaredu StarTraining, published on 25 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-97877 exists.

Affected product: zhistaredu StarTraining. 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-2026-97877/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-97877/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97877
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97877
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-97877

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-97877/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.