CVE-2026-32716
SciTokens: Authorization Bypass via Incorrect Scope Path Prefix Checking
Vexday Risk Score
21Low
SSVC decision (CISA)
Track
No exploitation signal → monitor
CVSS 8.1EPSS 0.4%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei —Metasploit —Patch —
Lifecycle
31 Mar 2026Published on NVD
Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.
SciTokens is a reference library for generating and using SciTokens. Prior to version 1.9.6, the Enforcer incorrectly validates scope paths by using a simple prefix match (startswith). This allows a token with access to a specific path (e.g., /john) to also access sibling paths that start with the same prefix (e.g., /johnathan, /johnny), which is an Authorization Bypass. This issue has been patched in version 1.9.6.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Affected products
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