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CVE-2026-32727

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2026-32727 is a path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) affecting the SciTokens library prior to version 1.9.7, specifically within its Enforcer component, which allows an attacker to use ".." in a token's scope claim to bypass directory restrictions. Rated Medium with a CVSS score of 6.5, this flaw has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and requires low privileges, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact through unauthorized file access. While it has garnered some community discussion, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code available, and it is not listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.9.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:scitokens:scitokens_library:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.1HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.52%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
40.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0052 is in the 51st percentile among its peer group of 21,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: scitokensFixed in: 1.9.7

Vendor Advisories (1)

pipGHSA-3x2w-63fp-3qvwhigh

SciTokens has an Authorization Bypass via Path Traversal in Scope Validation

Mar 31, 2026

References

github.com / scitokens/scitokens/commit/2d1cc9e42bc944fe0bbc429b85d166e7156d53f9
Patch
github.com / scitokens/scitokens/pull/230
Issue Tracking
github.com / scitokens/scitokens/releases/tag/v1.9.7
Release Notes
github.com / scitokens/scitokens/security/advisories/GHSA-3x2w-63fp-3qvw
ExploitVendor Advisory