CVE-2026-32727CWE-22

SciTokens: Authorization Bypass via Path Traversal in Scope Validation

High · published March 31, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.1
EPSS
1%
Percentile
43.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

SciTokens is a reference library for generating and using SciTokens. Prior to version 1.9.7, the Enforcer is vulnerable to a path traversal attack where an attacker can use dot-dot (..) in the scope claim of a token to escape the intended directory restriction. This occurs because the library normalizes both the authorized path (from the token) and the requested path (from the application) before comparing them using startswith. This issue has been patched in version 1.9.7.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00528 · 43.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2026-03-31T01:31Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 31 MAR 01:31Z
    SciTokens: Authorization Bypass via Path Traversal in Scope Validation
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