7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2020-26160
Okta Jwt-Go Unvalidated Audience Vulnerability
Description

jwt-go before 4.0.0-preview1 allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions in situations with []string{} for m["aud"] (which is allowed by the specification). Because the type assertion fails, "" is the value of aud. This is a security problem if the JWT token is presented to a service that lacks its own audience check.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 30, 2020, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:19 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-26160 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Jwt-go_project jwt-go
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This information is provided by the 3rd party feeds.
  • Update the affected mcg package.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-26160 has a 10 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-26160.

URL Resource
https://github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go/pull/426 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMDGRIJALVAJWTGO-596515 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go/pull/426 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMDGRIJALVAJWTGO-596515 Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-26160 is associated with the following CWEs:

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

This is a sample repo with vulnerable docker files and others

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Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 19, 2025, 5:06 p.m. This repo has been linked 9 different CVEs too.

None

Python C# Go Java JavaScript PHP Dockerfile

Updated: 3 weeks ago
0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : July 25, 2025, 4:33 a.m. This repo has been linked 9 different CVEs too.

None

Go

Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago
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Born at : May 28, 2025, 12:06 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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Go

Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 22, 2025, 6:11 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

antrea-renovate-lfx

Go

Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 22, 2025, 1:55 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Go

Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago
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Born at : May 21, 2025, 4:56 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Go Shell Python

Updated: 2 years, 10 months ago
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Born at : Oct. 21, 2022, 2:07 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

supplychain security

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Go Dockerfile

Updated: 3 years, 10 months ago
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Born at : Sept. 19, 2021, 11:04 p.m. This repo has been linked 6 different CVEs too.

oshka is a tool for extracting nested CI/CD supply chains and executing commands.

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Updated: 2 years, 11 months ago
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Updated: 1 year, 3 months ago
4 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Aug. 13, 2020, 6:11 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-26160 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-26160 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go/pull/426
    Added Reference https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMDGRIJALVAJWTGO-596515
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-862 CWE-287 CWE-755
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go/pull/426 No Types Assigned https://github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go/pull/426 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMDGRIJALVAJWTGO-596515 No Types Assigned https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMDGRIJALVAJWTGO-596515 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-862
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:jwt-go_project:jwt-go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.2.0
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.07 }} 0.02%

score

0.20614

percentile