CVE-2026-32725
HIGHSciTokens C++: Relative Path Traversal Vulnerability
Title source: cnaDescription
SciTokens C++ is a minimal library for creating and using SciTokens from C or C++. Prior to version 1.4.1, scitokens-cpp is vulnerable to an authorization bypass when processing path-based scopes in tokens. The library normalizes the scope path from the token before authorization and collapses ".." path components instead of rejecting them. As a result, an attacker can use parent-directory traversal in the scope claim to broaden the effective authorization beyond the intended directory. This issue has been patched in version 1.4.1.
Scores
CVSS v3
8.3
EPSS
0.0017
EPSS Percentile
38.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-23
Status
published
Products (2)
scitokens/scitokens-cpp
< 1.4.1
scitokens/scitokens_cpp_library
< 1.4.1
Published
Mar 31, 2026
Tracked Since
Mar 31, 2026