CVE-2026-108860

CRITICAL

BotSharp through 5.2.0 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to forge bearer tokens using the hard-coded Jwt:Key in WebStarter appsettings.json. Attackers can sign tokens with the committed HMAC secret and fixed botsharp issuer and audience to impersonate any known user, including administrators, on Authorize-protected API routes.

CVSS v3.1 Score

9.1
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Published: 10/11/2026Modified: 10/16/2026

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References (5)

https://github.com/SciSharp/BotSharphttps://github.com/SciSharp/BotSharp/blob/a11ee0317cab5c619df1cb5d0c4fc39d1b6e30b4/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.OpenAPI/BotSharpOpenApiExtensions.cs#L46-L57https://github.com/SciSharp/BotSharp/blob/a11ee0317cab5c619df1cb5d0c4fc39d1b6e30b4/src/WebStarter/appsettings.json#L16-L20https://hackmd.io/@1ExmmukzRMWN7B4gQ4W-4Q/scisharp-botsharp-public-jwt-signing-keyhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/botsharp-through-5.2.0-authentication-bypass-via-hard-coded-jwt-signing-key