# CVE-2026-71277: rust-iot-platform Authentication Bypass via Non-Validated Authorization Header

- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-05 · Updated: 2026-08-10

## Affected

- iot-ecology rust-iot-platform: all versions

## Description

rust-iot-platform's AuthToken request-guard implementation (api/src/main.rs) only checks whether the Authorization HTTP header is present, and never validates its value against any session, token store, or signature. Any request carrying an arbitrary non-empty Authorization header (e.g. ) satisfies the guard, granting access to every endpoint protected only by this request guard.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on iot-ecology rust-iot-platform, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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

## References

- https://github.com/iot-ecology/rust-iot-platform
- https://github.com/iot-ecology/rust-iot-platform/blob/main/api/src/main.rs

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