Authentication Bypass via Hardcoded Credentials GoAway up to v0.62.18, fixed in 0.62.19, uses a hardcoded secret for signing JWT tokens used for authentication.

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Severity and exploitation

• CISA KEV Not listed.
• EPSS 0.0055, the 46th percentile, on 12 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

1. 5 Dec 2025, 16:15 UTC Confirmed by NVD

Sources

• CVE List: CVE-2025-65730
• NVD: CVE-2025-65730

References from the CNA

• github.com/pommee/goaway/releases/tag/v0.62.16
• github.com/pommee/goaway/blob/v0.62.18/backend/api/middleware.go#L15
• github.com/pommee/goaway/blob/v0.62.18/backend/api/middleware.go#L110
• github.com/pommee/goaway/blob/v0.62.18/backend/api/middleware.go#L69
• github.com/pommee/goaway/blob/v0.62.18/backend/api/auth.go#L48
• github.com/pommee/goaway/blob/v0.62.18/backend/api/middleware.go#L88
• github.com/pommee/goaway/blob/v0.62.18/backend/api/middleware.go#L40
• github.com/pommee/goaway/commit/5769f8782b7453ca1c22a201b224b5ce48532f64#diff-4ddfd6cf1311ddfd45734bb1dc53bc208df69584ba92ac4f38866bd558434678L15-L40
• github.com/gian2dchris/CVEs/tree/CVE-2025-65730/CVE-2025-65730

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