# CVE-2026-48722: Nextflow: Incorrect default permissions in the nextflow auth login command

- Also known as: GHSA-92QF-FCPH-V5WR
- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 25.10.6, 26.04.3
- Published: 2026-09-15 · Updated: 2026-09-17

## Affected

- nextflow-io nextflow: from 25.09.2-edge, fixed in 25.10.6; from 25.11.0-edge, fixed in 26.04.3
- io.nextflow:nextflow (Maven): from 25.09.2-edge, fixed in 25.10.6
- io.nextflow:nextflow (Maven): from 26.00.0-edge, fixed in 26.04.3

## Description

Nextflow is a DSL for data-driven computational pipelines. From 25.09.2-edge until 25.10.6 and 26.04.3, nextflow auth login writes Seqera Platform OIDC bearer tokens to ${NXF_HOME:-~/.nextflow}/seqera-auth.config through AuthCommandImpl.writeConfig in plugins/nf-tower/src/main/io/seqera/tower/plugin/auth/AuthCommandImpl.groovy without setting restrictive file permissions, allowing the default umask 022 to create the file with mode 0644. On a multi-user POSIX host, a local user who can traverse the victim's home directory can read seqera-auth.config and impersonate the victim against Seqera Platform within the token's scope. Single-user systems and headless CI runners that do not use the interactive login flow are not affected. This issue is fixed in 25.10.6 and 26.04.3.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on nextflow-io nextflow, io.nextflow:nextflow, upgrade to a fixed version (25.10.6, 26.04.3) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/nextflow-io/nextflow/security/advisories/GHSA-92qf-fcph-v5wr
- https://github.com/nextflow-io/nextflow/pull/7182
- https://github.com/nextflow-io/nextflow/commit/41a5f24afec8a6e9769a24cae5e08b5462fbfdc1
- https://github.com/nextflow-io/nextflow/commit/a2813c610a3e7f13d7a0a0b1b543b7ad47586eaa
- https://github.com/nextflow-io/nextflow/releases/tag/v25.10.6
- https://github.com/nextflow-io/nextflow/releases/tag/v26.04.3

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