SigNoz before 0.143.0 Authentication Bypass via Empty JWT Secret
Published Sep 24, 2026
9.2
CRITICALCVSS 4.0
EPSS 0.41%
Description
SigNoz from v0.8.0 before v0.143.0 defaults the JWT tokenizer signing secret (tokenizer::jwt::secret, set via SIGNOZ_TOKENIZER_JWT_SECRET or the deprecated SIGNOZ_JWT_SECRET) to an empty string, and Config.Validate() does not reject the empty value, so a deployment that does not configure a secret starts up and both signs and verifies session tokens with an empty HMAC key. Because the JWT tokenizer was the default provider, any such deployment is affected. An unauthenticated attacker who knows the ID of an existing user can forge a valid session token for that user — including an administrator — by signing the id, orgId and email claims with an empty key; the organization ID (and whether an email is registered) can be obtained without authentication from /api/v2/sessions/context. A forged refresh token can be exchanged at /api/v2/sessions/rotate for a new token pair and cannot be revoked, so it remains usable for its full lifetime (30 days by default). Fixed in v0.143.0, which requires a JWT secret when the jwt provider is selected and changes the default provider to opaque.
Affected products
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- Version 0.8.0StatusaffectedConstraints<0.143.0
- Version 0.143.0StatusunaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
PoCAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Sep 24, 2026 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
Oct 2026- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v5
Table of values (2 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00406) | 32.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00406) | 32.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
References (4)
- https://github.com/SigNoz/signoz/commit/67895d366d patch
- https://github.com/SigNoz/signoz/commit/b02aae2db3 patch
- https://github.com/SigNoz/signoz/security/advisories/GHSA-c26w-g4j8-39m2 exploitvendor-advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/signoz-before-0.143.0-authentication-bypass-via-empty-jwt-secret third-party-advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/SigNoz/signoz/commit/67895d366d | patch | |
| https://github.com/SigNoz/signoz/commit/b02aae2db3 | patch | |
| https://github.com/SigNoz/signoz/security/advisories/GHSA-c26w-g4j8-39m2 | exploitvendor-advisory | |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/signoz-before-0.143.0-authentication-bypass-via-empty-jwt-secret | third-party-advisory |
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