CVE-2022-36089Network attack vector

Unauthenticated account access via exposed JWT signing key

Published Sep 7, 2022 · Updated Apr 23, 2025

Authentication bypass in KubeVela 1.4.0 through 1.4.10 and 1.5.0 through 1.5.2 allows remote attackers to forge user JWTs. The VelaUX APIServer signs user tokens with PlatformID while unauthenticated getSystemInfo returns that same value, making it a public JWT signing key. Network access to VelaUX is sufficient to mint accepted tokens and enter protected API routes as an arbitrary user without credentials.

CVSS severity8.2
High
EPSS probability0.85%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Authentication bypass in KubeVela 1.4.0 through 1.4.10 and 1.5.0 through 1.5.2 allows remote attackers to forge user JWTs. The VelaUX APIServer signs user tokens with PlatformID while unauthenticated getSystemInfo returns that same value, making it a public JWT signing key. Network access to VelaUX is sufficient to mint accepted tokens and enter protected API routes as an arbitrary user without credentials.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-36089
Published
Sep 7, 2022
Updated
Apr 23, 2025
Vendor
KubeVela
Product
KubeVela
Classifications
CWE-294, T1606
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 7, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 23, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=>= 1.4.0, < 1.4.11
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 1.5.0, < 1.5.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

KubeVela · KubeVelaversion=>= 1.4.0, < 1.4.11; version=>= 1.5.0, < 1.5.3

Published CVSS scores

9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.2GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-294Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay
T1606Forge Web Credentials

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