Description
ZKEACMS through 4.4 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to forge REST API JWT bearer tokens using a hard-coded HMAC-SHA256 signing key in JwtBearerDefaults.cs. Attackers can sign a token with the Name claim set to 'admin' to call ApiAuthorize endpoints, modifying articles and products and reading form submissions.
Published: 2026-10-16
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

Mon, 26 Oct 2026 19:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Seriawei
Seriawei zkeacms
Vendors & Products Seriawei
Seriawei zkeacms

Sun, 25 Oct 2026 07:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:45:00 +0000

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Description ZKEACMS through 4.4 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to forge REST API JWT bearer tokens using a hard-coded HMAC-SHA256 signing key in JwtBearerDefaults.cs. Attackers can sign a token with the Name claim set to 'admin' to call ApiAuthorize endpoints, modifying articles and products and reading form submissions.
Title ZKEACMS through 4.4 Authentication Bypass via Hard-Coded JWT Signing Key
Weaknesses CWE-321
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Seriawei Zkeacms
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-23T18:31:57.561Z

Reserved: 2026-10-16T14:31:12.512Z

Link: CVE-2026-111633

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-23T18:31:34.491Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-16T18:17:43.607

Modified: 2026-10-23T19:17:43.070

Link: CVE-2026-111633

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-26T19:28:03Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-321

    Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key