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CVE-2026-49352: 9router's Hardcoded Default fallback JWT Secret Allows Authentication Bypass

Affects 9routerSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical : upgrade to 0.4.45 as a priority.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 11:07 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.8Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 48% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 0.4.45
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 15 Jul 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade 9router to 0.4.45.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
npm9routerAffected
  • >=0.2.21 <0.4.45
Fixed in
  • 0.4.45

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AI-suggested

The recommended mitigation is to configure the JWT_SECRET environment variable with a strong, unique secret before starting 9router. The server should be modified to fail startup if JWT_SECRET is not set, preventing fallback to the insecure default. Alternatively, implement logic to generate and persist a random secret on first boot and never use the hardcoded fallback. Until this is done, any 9router instance without JWT_SECRET set remains vulnerable.

Description

9Router is an AI router & token saver. From 0.2.21 until 0.4.44, 9Router used the hardcoded fallback JWT secret 9router-default-secret-change-me in src/app/api/auth/login/route.js, src/middleware.js, and later src/lib/auth/dashboardSession.js, allowing attackers to forge an auth_token cookie when JWT_SECRET was unset. This issue is fixed in version 0.4.44

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