Vulnerability record

CVE-2026-126797

criticalCVSS 4.0 9.3Published · tongcheng-security-team

The short answer

CVE-2026-126797 affects tongcheng-security-team NextScan and is rated critical (CVSS 9.3). It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

What it is

NextScan 1.1.0 through 1.2.0 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in ns-admin that allows unauthenticated attackers to forge administrator tokens using a hardcoded JWT signing key. Attackers can sign an HS256 X-Access-Token carrying the public super administrator role ID to gain full access to user management, scan tasks and stored vulnerability results.

Weakness: CWE-321.

Severity

9.3 critical

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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
None
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Affected products

NextScan. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.

References

Questions

Is CVE-2026-126797 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of 2026-11-12.

How do I fix CVE-2026-126797?

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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