CVE-2026-32725CWE-23

SciTokens C++: Relative Path Traversal Vulnerability

High · published March 31, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.3
EPSS
1%
Percentile
62.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.3 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00993 · 62.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-23 · Relative Path Traversal
Published
2026-03-31T17:01Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 31 MAR 17:01Z
    SciTokens C++: Relative Path Traversal Vulnerability
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