Account takeover via Apple JWT algorithm confusion
Published Aug 29, 2026 · Updated Aug 29, 2026
Authentication bypass in the Omnivore API before commit abf53d6 allows remote attackers to impersonate any Apple-linked account. The decodeAppleToken function trusts the JWT header's alg value and lets jsonwebtoken v8 verify an HS256 forgery with Apple's RSA public key as its HMAC secret. No credentials or user interaction are required; a successful request gains the victim's application identity without interrupting service.
Summary
What happened
Authentication bypass in the Omnivore API before commit abf53d6 allows remote attackers to impersonate any Apple-linked account. The decodeAppleToken function trusts the JWT header's alg value and lets jsonwebtoken v8 verify an HS256 forgery with Apple's RSA public key as its HMAC secret. No credentials or user interaction are required; a successful request gains the victim's application identity without interrupting service.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-82454
- Published
- Aug 29, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 29, 2026
- Vendor
- Omnivore
- Product
- Omnivore
- Classifications
- CWE-347, T1078
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 29, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 29, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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