Vulnerability in Aidotnet Opendeepwiki
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.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/AIDotNet/OpenDeepWiki/commit/1bf0f4b5ef8d972ca640e5df145b5813a9492544 (patch)
- github.com/AIDotNet/OpenDeepWiki/issues/403 (issue-tracking)
- github.com/AIDotNet/OpenDeepWiki/blob/v2.0.6/src/OpenDeepWiki/appsettings.json (technical-description)
- github.com/AIDotNet/OpenDeepWiki/blob/v2.0.6/src/OpenDeepWiki/Program.cs (technical-description)
- hackmd.io/@hieuPenguinnn/opendeepwiki-hardcoded-jwt-secret-admin-forgery (third-party-advisory)
- github.com/AIDotNet/OpenDeepWiki (product)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/opendeepwiki-through-2.0.6-hard-coded-jwt-signing-… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-119597?
- CVE-2026-119597 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Aidotnet Opendeepwiki, classified under Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-10-30.
- How severe is CVE-2026-119597?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.