CVE-2026-71863 json
SecureDrop: Onion Service client auth credentials copied to Monitor Server
published 2026-11-06 2 d ago modified 2026-11-06 2 d ago also EUVD-2026-118497
- cvss
- 2.6
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 11%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
SecureDrop is an open-source whistleblower submission system that media organizations can use to securely accept documents from, and communicate with anonymous sources. From 2.13.0 until 2.16.1, running the securedrop-admin install Ansible playbook with journalist alerts disabled leaves the journalist alert key filename empty, causing the copy task to transfer every file in ~/.config/securedrop-admin/, including Onion Service client authentication credentials, to the Monitor Server. An attacker must first compromise the privileged Monitor Server to obtain the credentials, and the credentials remain an additional protection layer rather than sufficient access by themselves because the Journalist Interface still requires a username, passphrase, and MFA, while SSH access still requires SSH keys. This issue is fixed in version 2.16.1.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 2.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- freedomofpress securedrop
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-201 Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-71863
- NVD CVE-2026-71863
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