CVE-2026-107177
mediumpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.003 · 24 %ileEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.5–7.4
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products
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No affected products recorded.
sources
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references (5) nvd
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/ExpressGateway/express-gateway
- https://github.com/ExpressGateway/express-gateway/blob/45612814d12f65889ef3bdf80b2ed7ab9b557736/lib/config/system.config.yml#L15-L22
- https://github.com/ExpressGateway/express-gateway/blob/45612814d12f65889ef3bdf80b2ed7ab9b557736/lib/services/utils.js#L18-L28
- https://github.com/ExpressGateway/express-gateway/issues/1078
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/express-gateway-through-1.16.11-hardcoded-default-cipherkey-exposes-oauth-tokens
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