Authentication Bypass via Bearer Tokens to Unauthorized Credential Minting

published 2026-10-20 22d ago modified 2026-10-29 13d ago also EUVD-2026-105251

cvss: 9.1; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 45%
public exploits: 0; none known

XERJ Console API bearer tokens can bypass the passkey‑only authentication requirement and directly invoke the API‑token creation endpoint, allowing unauthorized minting of persistent successor credentials.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 13d ago (2026-10-29)

Exploit prediction

0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	9.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CNA	3.1	9.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected products

Xerj Console API

Classification

Weakness

CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality
CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

References

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-97406
NVD CVE-2026-97406

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