CVE-2026-48558

CRITICAL KEV

SimpleHelp Authentication Bypass via Missing OIDC JWT Signature Verification

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2026-48558 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added June 29, 2026. EIP tracks 1 public exploit from researchers including J4ck3LSyN-Gen2.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits CVE-2026-48558, an OIDC authentication bypass in SimpleHelp servers (versions ≤5.5.15 and 6.0 pre-releases) by forging unsigned JWT tokens to gain unauthorized Technician access. The exploit targets the OIDC callback endpoint to impersonate privileged users without signature verification.

Description

SimpleHelp versions 5.5.15 and prior and 6.0 pre-release versions contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the OIDC authentication flow. When OIDC authentication is configured, identity tokens submitted during login are accepted without verifying their cryptographic signature. In a vulnerable configuration, a remote, unauthenticated attacker can submit a forged token containing arbitrary identity claims to obtain a fully authenticated technician session. In some configurations, this may also allow bypass of multi-factor authentication. No user interaction is required.

Exploits (1)

github WORKING POC
by J4ck3LSyN-Gen2 · pythonremote
https://github.com/J4ck3LSyN-Gen2/CVE-2026-48558

This PoC exploits CVE-2026-48558, an OIDC authentication bypass in SimpleHelp servers (versions ≤5.5.15 and 6.0 pre-releases) by forging unsigned JWT tokens to gain unauthorized Technician access. The exploit targets the OIDC callback endpoint to impersonate privileged users without signature verification.

Classification
Working Poc 98%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: SimpleHelp 5.5.15 and prior, 6.0 pre-release versions
No auth needed
Prerequisites: OIDC authentication must be enabled on the target SimpleHelp server · Knowledge of the OIDC issuer, audience, and valid group names (e.g., 'Technicians')
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Jul 02, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 10.0
EPSS 0.0116
EPSS Percentile 63.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation active
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CISA KEV 2026-06-29
VulnCheck KEV 2026-06-29
ENISA EUVD EUVD-2026-36509
CWE
CWE-347
Status published
Products (4)
simple-help/simplehelp 6.0 pre-release
simple-help/simplehelp < 5.5.16
SimpleHelp/SimpleHelp 5.5.0 - 5.5.16
SimpleHelp/SimpleHelp 6.0 - 6.0 RC2
Published Jun 12, 2026
KEV Added Jun 29, 2026
Tracked Since Jun 12, 2026