# CVE-2026-78863: liketrek TREK Pre-2FA mfa\_token authService.ts loginUser improper authentication

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-08-25 · Updated: 2026-08-27

## Affected

- liketrek TREK: 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4, 3.0.5, 3.0.6, 3.0.7, 3.0.8, 3.0.9, 3.0.10, 3.0.11, 3.0.12, 3.0.13, 3.0.14, 3.0.15, 3.0.16, 3.0.17, 3.0.18, 3.0.19, 3.0.20, 3.0.21, 3.0.22

## Description

A vulnerability was found in liketrek TREK up to 3.0.22. Impacted is the function loginUser of the file server/src/services/authService.ts of the component Pre-2FA mfa_token Handler. The manipulation results in improper authentication. The attack may be performed from remote. Upgrading to version 3.1.0 is recommended to address this issue. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

## What to do

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/394939
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/394939/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-78863
- https://vuldb.com/submit/886929
- https://github.com/mauriceboe/TREK/security/advisories/GHSA-mjh4-w6fq-54qm
- https://github.com/liketrek/TREK/releases/tag/v3.1.0

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