Vulnerability record
CVE-2026-125758
The short answer
CVE-2026-125758 affects aptabase aptabase and is rated critical (CVSS 9.1). It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
What it is
Aptabase before commit 61d4c01 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to forge sign-in links by using the publicly known example AUTH_SECRET. Attackers can enumerate registered e-mails via /api/_auth/signin, forge HS256 JWTs redeemed by /api/_auth/continue, impersonate users, export analytics data, and transfer app ownership.
Weakness: CWE-1188.
Severity
9.1 critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Exploited (CISA KEV)
Not listed
CISA lists confirmed exploitation only
EPSS, next 30 days
No score
FIRST scores CVEs within a day of publication
How it can be exploited
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- None
Affected products
aptabase. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.
References
- github.com/aptabase/aptabase/commit/61d4c01298a706d575265461ac07bb956ca7b8d2
- github.com/aptabase/aptabase/pull/204
- github.com/aptabase/aptabase/security/advisories/GHSA-gc76-cqm4-vqcf
- github.com/aptabase/self-hosting/commit/b79a472419ff17e485d0bd5b4adf1b1ef2b9953c
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/aptabase-before-commit-61d4c01-authentication-bypass-via-known-example-auth-secret
Questions
Is CVE-2026-125758 being exploited?
It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of 2026-11-10.
How do I fix CVE-2026-125758?
Follow the vendor advisory in the references below. NVD lists the affected versions under its configurations.
From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Received. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.
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