CVE-2026-108860
CRITICAL
NVD
CVSS Score
9.1
Severity
CRITICAL
Published
Oct 11, 2026
Vendor
unknown
Description
BotSharp through 5.2.0 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to forge bearer tokens using the hard-coded Jwt:Key in WebStarter appsettings.json. Attackers can sign tokens with the committed HMAC secret and fixed botsharp issuer and audience to impersonate any known user, including administrators, on Authorize-protected API routes.
References
- https://github.com/SciSharp/BotSharp
- https://github.com/SciSharp/BotSharp/blob/a11ee0317cab5c619df1cb5d0c4fc39d1b6e30b4/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.OpenAPI/BotSharpOpenApiExtensions.cs#L46-L57
- https://github.com/SciSharp/BotSharp/blob/a11ee0317cab5c619df1cb5d0c4fc39d1b6e30b4/src/WebStarter/appsettings.json#L16-L20
- https://hackmd.io/@1ExmmukzRMWN7B4gQ4W-4Q/scisharp-botsharp-public-jwt-signing-key
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/botsharp-through-5.2.0-authentication-bypass-via-hard-coded-jwt-signing-key