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NVD CRITICAL: CVE-2026-117564 — nest-admin before 1.0.1 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that all...

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Executive Summary

nest-admin before 1.0.1 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to forge administrator tokens by using a hardcoded JWT_SECRET committed in .env.production. Attackers can sign tokens with the known secret that JwtStrategy and RbacGuard trust, impersonating any user ID or claiming the admin role for full administrative access.

Analysis

nest-admin before 1.0.1 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to forge administrator tokens by using a hardcoded JWT_SECRET committed in .env.production. Attackers can sign tokens with the known secret that JwtStrategy and RbacGuard trust, impersonating any user ID or claiming the admin role for full administrative access. CVSS Score: 9.8. Published: 2026-10-27T14:16:38.720.

Indicators of Compromise (1)

CVE (1)
CVE-2026-117564
Source Attribution

Originally published by NIST NVD on Oct 27, 2026. Verified by: NIST.

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