CVE-2026-32727

8.1 HIGH
Published: March 31, 2026 Modified: April 03, 2026
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Description

SciTokens is a reference library for generating and using SciTokens. Prior to version 1.9.7, the Enforcer is vulnerable to a path traversal attack where an attacker can use dot-dot (..) in the scope claim of a token to escape the intended directory restriction. This occurs because the library normalizes both the authorized path (from the token) and the requested path (from the application) before comparing them using startswith. This issue has been patched in version 1.9.7.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/scitokens/scitokens/pull/230
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/scitokens/scitokens/releases/tag/v1.9.7
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Release Notes
https://github.com/scitokens/scitokens/security/advisories/GHSA-3x2w-63fp-3qvw
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Exploit Vendor Advisory

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.1 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
15th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

scitokens