What is GHSA-pj24-vj9g-8vg8?

GHSA-pj24-vj9g-8vg8 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain hardcoded default JWT signing secrets in config.py...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-pj24-vj9g-8vg8 cover?

GHSA-pj24-vj9g-8vg8 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-74893. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-pj24-vj9g-8vg8?

GHSA-pj24-vj9g-8vg8 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-pj24-vj9g-8vg8HighCVSS 8.8

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain hardcoded default JWT signing secrets in config.py...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 17, 2026

Last Modified

August 17, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-74893 →

📋 Description

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain hardcoded default JWT signing secrets in config.py that pass validation checks. Attackers with access to source code can forge valid JWT tokens for any client_id to gain authenticated access to keyserver and telemetry APIs.

🔗 References (4)

https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-qc6h-gfjh-7qqg
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74893
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-jwt-token-forgery-via-hardcoded-secrets
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pj24-vj9g-8vg8