CVE-2026-90945: crawlab · Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
Affects crawlabSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.3 Critical.
Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 19:04 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 55% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 14 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| crawlab-teamcrawlab | Affected
| Fixed in– |
GitHubcrawlabpkg:github/crawlabOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
Crawlab through 0.6.3 uses a hard-coded HMAC-SHA256 secret for JWT token signing that cannot be overridden via configuration or environment variables. Unauthenticated attackers can forge valid administrator tokens to access administrative APIs and execute code on worker nodes.
References
- github.com/crawlab-team/crawlab/issues/1622 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/crawlab-team/crawlab (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/crawlab-team/crawlab/blob/0485310def8b4f31ea20997846a8d5e7dfc681e5/core/user/service_v2.go (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/crawlab-team/crawlab-core/blob/main/user/service.go (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/crawlab-through-0.6.3-authentication-bypass-via-hard-coded-jwt-secret (opens in a new tab)