Express Gateway through 1.16.11 contains a hardcoded cryptographic key vulnerability that allows attackers with datastore access to decrypt stored OAuth 2.0 token secrets via the default crypto.cipherKey 'sensitiveKey'. Attackers who can read Redis can decrypt tokenEncrypted values and combine them with stored token IDs to obtain valid bearer tokens for any user.
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| Description | Express Gateway through 1.16.11 contains a hardcoded cryptographic key vulnerability that allows attackers with datastore access to decrypt stored OAuth 2.0 token secrets via the default crypto.cipherKey 'sensitiveKey'. Attackers who can read Redis can decrypt tokenEncrypted values and combine them with stored token IDs to obtain valid bearer tokens for any user. | |
| Title | Express Gateway through 1.16.11 Hardcoded Default cipherKey Exposes OAuth Tokens | |
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Express-gateway
Express-gateway express-gateway Docker Image |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-1394 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:express-gateway:express-gateway_docker_image:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Express-gateway express-gateway Docker Image |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published: 2026-10-07T12:48:19.043Z
Updated: 2026-10-07T17:31:24.974Z
Reserved: 2026-10-07T12:40:26.059Z
Link: CVE-2026-107177
Updated: 2026-10-07T17:29:19.820Z
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-10-07T13:17:20.827
Modified: 2026-10-07T18:17:18.150
Link: CVE-2026-107177
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