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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2026-79575 json

The JWT signing secret in yfexam-exam v2.0 is derived from the username and the current month instead of a random server-side key, making t…

published 2026-09-08 2 mo ago modified 2026-09-09 1 mo ago also EUVD-2026-72912

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 36%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The JWT signing secret in yfexam-exam v2.0 is derived from the username and the current month instead of a random server-side key, making the secret key easily obtainable via a bruteforce attack.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
1 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/fangtang7/CVE/blob/main/yf-exam/JWT.md referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CNA 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-330 Use of Insufficiently Random Values

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.