VDB-436002 · CVE-2026-126797 · GCVE-0-2026-126797

tongcheng-security-team NextScan up to 1.2.0 ns-admin improper authentication

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9.7	$0-$5k	0.00+

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in tongcheng-security-team NextScan up to 1.2.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component ns-admin. The manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-126797. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in tongcheng-security-team NextScan up to 1.2.0. It has been classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component ns-admin. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

NextScan 1.1.0 through 1.2.0 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in ns-admin that allows unauthenticated attackers to forge administrator tokens using a hardcoded JWT signing key. Attackers can sign an HS256 X-Access-Token carrying the public super administrator role ID to gain full access to user management, scan tasks and stored vulnerability results.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-126797 since 11/11/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/11/2026).

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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Productinfo

Vendor

tongcheng-security-team

Name

NextScan

Version

Website

Product: https://github.com/tongcheng-security-team/NextScan/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.7

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.6
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 9.8
CNA Vector (VulnCheck): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
Price Prediction: 🔍
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Timelineinfo

11/11/2026 Advisory disclosed
11/11/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
11/11/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/11/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CNA: VulnCheck
CVE: CVE-2026-126797 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-126797
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-436002

Entryinfo

Created: 11/11/2026 22:33
Changes: 11/11/2026 22:33 (74)
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