dromara MaxKey up to 4.1.11 Authentication application-maxkey.properties improper authorization

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in dromara MaxKey up to 4.1.11. This affects an unknown part of the file application-maxkey.properties of the component Authentication. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authorization. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-69102. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability has been found in dromara MaxKey up to 4.1.11 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the file application-maxkey.properties of the component Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

MaxKey contains an unauthorized access vulnerability due to a hard-coded JWT signing secret in application-maxkey.properties that allows unauthenticated attackers to forge valid JWT tokens and authenticate as any user by exploiting the password-skipped login endpoint. Attackers can craft a JWT token signed with the publicly known default secret, submit it to the /sign/login/jwt/trust endpoint, and obtain a fully authenticated admin session with access to SSO application configuration and downstream application secrets.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-69102 since 08/03/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/11/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1548.002 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• dromara

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• MaxKey

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• 4.1.0
• 4.1.1
• 4.1.2
• 4.1.3
• 4.1.4
• 4.1.5
• 4.1.6
• 4.1.7
• 4.1.8
• 4.1.9
• 4.1.10
• 4.1.11

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