critical9.1
CVE-2026-108860
BotSharp through 5.2.0 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to forge bearer tokens using the hard-coded…
Impact
BotSharp through 5.2.0 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to forge bearer tokens using the hard-coded Jwt:Key in WebStarter appsettings.json. Attackers can sign tokens with the committed HMAC secret and fixed botsharp issuer and audience to impersonate any known user, including administrators, on Authorize-protected API routes.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|
| BotSharp | through 5.2.0 |
Versions were read from the advisory text. No structured product data has been published for this record yet.
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://github.com/SciSharp/BotSharp
- https://github.com/SciSharp/BotSharp/blob/a11ee0317cab5c619df1cb5d0c4fc39d1b6e30b4/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.OpenAPI/BotSharpOpenApiExtensions.cs#L46-L57
- https://github.com/SciSharp/BotSharp/blob/a11ee0317cab5c619df1cb5d0c4fc39d1b6e30b4/src/WebStarter/appsettings.json#L16-L20
- https://hackmd.io/@1ExmmukzRMWN7B4gQ4W-4Q/scisharp-botsharp-public-jwt-signing-key
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/botsharp-through-5.2.0-authentication-bypass-via-hard-coded-jwt-signing-key