CVE-2026-69102: Dromara MaxKey hard-coded JWT secret authentication bypass

CVE-2026-69102 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Published 2026-08-11

MaxKey is an open-source identity and access management (IAM) platform used for single sign-on (SSO) and user authentication across multiple applications. A hard-coded JWT signing secret in its configuration file allows unauthenticated attackers to forge valid authentication tokens and gain admin access to the entire system, compromising all downstream application secrets and user data.

Vendors: Dromara.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-69102 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-69102 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-69102?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 11 August 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Dromara MaxKey <UNKNOWN>.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-69102?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-69102 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-69102?
Check whether you run Dromara MaxKey at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

MaxKey contains a hard-coded JWT signing secret in application-maxkey.properties that is publicly known. The vulnerability resides in the password-skipped login endpoint (/sign/login/jwt/trust), which accepts JWT tokens signed with this default secret without verifying their legitimacy. An unauthenticated attacker can craft a malicious JWT token using the publicly disclosed secret, submit it to the endpoint, and obtain a fully authenticated admin session. This grants complete access to SSO application configuration, user management, and all downstream application secrets. The vulnerability has been patched in a subsequent commit to the GitHub repository.

Affected products

  • Dromara MaxKey <UNKNOWN>

Timeline

  • 2026-08-11: disclosed

References

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