Vulnerability record
CVE-2026-126797
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
- github.com/tongcheng-security-team/NextScan/blob/v1.2.0/docker/docker-compose.yaml
- github.com/tongcheng-security-team/NextScan/issues/48
- hub.docker.com/r/lysec/ns-admin
- vul.yulun.ac.cn/20261107/nextscan/
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nextscan-1.1.0-through-1.2.0-hardcoded-jwt-key-authentication-bypass-in-ns-admin
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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