Vulnerability record
CVE-2026-126803
The short answer
CVE-2026-126803 affects Rabithua Rote and is rated high (CVSS 8.6). It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
What it is
Rote through 2.6.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows authenticated admins to obtain super_admin rights by reading or overwriting JWT signing secrets via /v2/api/admin/settings. Attackers can retrieve the unmasked jwtSecret from the security settings group and forge HS256 tokens for the super administrator to change user roles and escalate their own account.
Weakness: CWE-269.
Severity
8.6 high
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/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
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Affected products
Rote. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.
References
- github.com/Rabithua/Rote/blob/v2.6.0/server/route/v2/admin.ts#L86-L146
- github.com/Rabithua/Rote/commit/865d69fceb9c1f1a0d30923fae7cef072a38b22b
- github.com/Rabithua/Rote/pull/420
- vul.yulun.ac.cn/20261104/rote/
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rote-through-2.6.0-privilege-escalation-via-admin-settings-api-jwt-secret-exposure
Questions
Is CVE-2026-126803 being exploited?
It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of 2026-11-12.
How do I fix CVE-2026-126803?
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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