CVE-2026-42176Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Persistent administrator takeover via forged token configuration write

Published May 8, 2026 · Updated May 8, 2026

Privilege escalation in Erudika Scoold before 1.67.0 allows remote authenticated users to gain persistent administrator access via a forged token. The ApiController configSet endpoint accepts the token for /api/config/set/admins and writes the supplied email into scoold.admins without validating its jti claim. Access to the admin configuration API is required, and the new privilege becomes active only after Scoold restarts and reloads the ADMINS set.

CVSS severity6.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.25%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in Erudika Scoold before 1.67.0 allows remote authenticated users to gain persistent administrator access via a forged token. The ApiController configSet endpoint accepts the token for /api/config/set/admins and writes the supplied email into scoold.admins without validating its jti claim. Access to the admin configuration API is required, and the new privilege becomes active only after Scoold restarts and reloads the ADMINS set.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-42176
Published
May 8, 2026
Updated
May 8, 2026
Vendor
Erudika
Product
Scoold
Classifications
CWE-306, T1098
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 8, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 1.67.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Erudika · Scooldversion=< 1.67.0

Published CVSS scores

6.7GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Function
T1098Account Manipulation

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