CVE-2026-75866
CVE-2026-75866
Punk::OAuth2::Server versions through 0.03 for Perl issue access tokens outside a client's registered scopes and grant types because no authorization path reads them. Punk::OAuth2::Server::Store registers scopes and grant_types per client and documents both as client registration. token dispatches on the grant_type in the request body, so a client registered for authorization_code alone can ask for client_credentials, and that arm passes the requested scope straight to the minter, which signs it into the at+jwt access token. authorize copies the query scope into the authorization code record without comparing it against the registration, leaving the optional consent hook as the only check between an arbitrary scope and the issued code. redirect_uris on the same client row is read and enforced. A registered client can obtain a correctly signed token carrying any scope it names, and a resource server running Punk::OAuth2::Checker accepts that token and honours the scope. A client registered without a secret authenticates on its client_id alone, so anyone who knows that identifier can request one.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (40.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 40.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: -0.000
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e (release-notes)
- 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e (technical-description)
- 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e (technical-description)
- 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e (technical-description)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-75866?
- CVE-2026-75866 is a critical-severity vulnerability, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-08-22.
- How severe is CVE-2026-75866?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.