CVE-2026-58399CWE-287

@acastellon/auth has an authentication bypass via spoofable headers in validateToken()

High · published July 1, 2026

CVSS v4.0
8.7
EPSS
1%
Percentile
61.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

@acastellon/auth is an authentication control system for microservices. Versions prior to 2.3.0 appear to allow an unauthenticated authentication bypass in validateToken() through spoofable auth-user and Host request headers. The validateToken middleware contains a service-to-service bypass for auth-user: service-brother when req.get('host').startsWith(getHostName()). Both values involved in the check can be influenced by an unauthenticated HTTP client: auth-user is a request header, and Host is also client-controlled. As a result, a remote unauthenticated attacker can send a request with crafted headers and bypass token validation before the normal legacy/JWT/OIDC validation logic runs. A fix has been implemented in v2.3.0.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
8.7 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00973 · 61.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-287 · Improper Authentication
Published
2026-07-01T14:25Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 01 JUL 14:25Z
    @acastellon/auth has an authentication bypass via spoofable headers in validateToken()
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