CVE-2026-120442: xianhc ape-volo-admin

Affected products, as the CNA wrote them
Vendor	Product	Versions
xianhc	ape-volo-admin	affected before 3.6.1 semver Other versions: unaffected

Not analysed yet

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Severity and exploitation

Score	Rating	CVSS	Vector	Source
9.3	Critical	4.0	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N	CNA (VulnCheck)Used for this record
9.8	Critical	3.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	CNA (VulnCheck)

CISA KEV Not listed.
EPSS 0.0048, the 41st percentile, on 5 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

2 Nov 2026, 14:29 UTC Confirmed by the CVE List
2 Nov 2026, 14:37 UTC First seen by agentprime
2 Nov 2026, 15:17 UTC Confirmed by NVD

Sources

References from the CNA

github.com/xianhc/ape-volo-admin/issues/36 issue-tracking
github.com/xianhc/ape-volo-admin/commit/938f7ec58047f0c63123dc155d6a033910f00933 patch
github.com/xianhc/ape-volo-admin/releases/tag/V3.6.1 release-notes
github.com/xianhc/ape-volo-admin/blob/V3.5.2/Ape.Volo.Api/appsettings.json#L4-L10 technical-description
github.com/xianhc/ape-volo-admin/blob/V3.5.2/Ape.Volo.Infrastructure/Extensions/AuthorizationExtensions.cs#L50-L60 technical-description
github.com/xianhc/ape-volo-admin/blob/V3.5.2/Ape.Volo.Infrastructure/Authentication/PermissionHandler.cs#L130-L172 technical-description
hackmd.io/@hieuPenguinnn/ape-volo-admin-hardcoded-jwt-secret-admin-token-forgery technical-description
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ape-volo-admin-before-3.6.1-hardcoded-jwt-signing-key-authentication-bypass third-party-advisory

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