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UK Cyber Defence
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CVE-2026-79575

The JWT signing secret in yfexam-exam v2.0 is derived from the username and the current month instead of a random server-side key, making the secret key easily obtainable via a bruteforce attack.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.24%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.24%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The JWT signing secret in yfexam-exam v2.0 is derived from the username and the current month instead of a random server-side key, making the secret key easily obtainable via a bruteforce attack.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
0.24% probability · 16th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-330
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.