CVE-2026-53497: CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in cenodude CrossWatch
Description
CrossWatch versions prior to 0.9.21 have an information exposure vulnerability where an unauthenticated GET request to /api/app-auth/status returns metadata about all active sessions. This includes IP addresses, User-Agent strings, internal session IDs, and session timestamps. The issue is fixed in version 0.9.21.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
cenodude
CrossWatch
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-53497 describes an exposure of sensitive information vulnerability (CWE-200) in the CrossWatch synchronization engine by cenodude. Before version 0.9.21, the endpoint GET /api/app-auth/status is accessible without authentication and returns the other_sessions array containing metadata of all active sessions. This metadata includes originating IP addresses, User-Agent strings, internal session IDs, and creation/expiry timestamps. An unauthenticated network attacker can enumerate this session data without credentials. The vulnerability is resolved in version 0.9.21.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can access sensitive session metadata, potentially aiding reconnaissance or further attacks. The confidentiality of session-related information is compromised, but there is no direct impact on integrity or availability. The CVSS score is 5.3 (medium severity), reflecting the limited scope of impact to information disclosure only.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade CrossWatch to version 0.9.21 or later, where the issue is fixed. No other mitigation is required as the vulnerability is resolved by this official fix.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- GitHub_M
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-09T17:05:25.059Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a88c532acd9273b49c54996
Added to database: 08/21/2026, 21:37:54 UTC
Last enriched: 09/11/2026, 02:18:38 UTC
Last updated: 10/04/2026, 18:53:17 UTC
Views: 79
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