CVE-2026-126803: Rote through 2.6.0 Privilege Escalation via Admin Settings API JWT Secret Exposure

Published Nov 11, 2026
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Updated

Rote through 2.6.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows authenticated admins to obtain superadmin rights by reading or overwriting JWT signing secrets via /v2/api/admin/settings. Attackers can retrieve the unmasked jwtSecret from the security settings group and forge HS256 tokens for the super administrator to change user roles and escalate their own account.

Event History

Nov 11, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:53 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:53 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:16 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

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