high8.6
CVE-2026-111633
ZKEACMS through 4.4 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to forge REST API JWT bearer tokens using a hard-code…
Impact
ZKEACMS through 4.4 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to forge REST API JWT bearer tokens using a hard-coded HMAC-SHA256 signing key in JwtBearerDefaults.cs. Attackers can sign a token with the Name claim set to 'admin' to call ApiAuthorize endpoints, modifying articles and products and reading form submissions.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|
| ZKEACMS | through 4.4 |
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/SeriaWei/ZKEACMS/blob/v4.4/src/ZKEACMS/Api/JwtBearerDefaults.cs#L14-L19
- https://github.com/SeriaWei/ZKEACMS/blob/v4.4/src/ZKEACMS/BuilderAuthentication.cs#L41-L52
- https://github.com/SeriaWei/ZKEACMS/issues/531
- https://hackmd.io/@hieuPenguinnn/zkeacms-hardcoded-jwt-signing-key-admin-auth-bypass
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zkeacms-through-4.4-authentication-bypass-via-hard-coded-jwt-signing-key