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CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-119660
MuseBot before 2.0.0 Authentication Bypass via Hard-Coded Session Key
Description

MuseBot before 2.0.0 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to forge admin sessions by using the hard-coded default session_key 'muse_bot_session_key'. Attackers can sign a MuseBot-session cookie carrying a user_id to gain full administrative access, reading password hashes, chat records, and bot configuration, and stopping bots.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 30, 2026, 3:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 30, 2026, 3:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

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 3.1 CRITICAL 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL MITRE-CVE
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 CRITICAL 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 4.0 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
Update MuseBot to resolve authentication bypass via hard-coded session key.
  • Update MuseBot to version 2.0.0 or later.
  • Change the default session_key immediately.
  • Invalidate all existing sessions.
  • Restart the application.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description MuseBot before 2.0.0 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to forge admin sessions by using the hard-coded default session_key 'muse_bot_session_key'. Attackers can sign a MuseBot-session cookie carrying a user_id to gain full administrative access, reading password hashes, chat records, and bot configuration, and stopping bots.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-1394
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/119xxx/CVE-2026-119660.json">CVE-2026-119660</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/yincongcyincong/MuseBot
    Added Reference https://github.com/yincongcyincong/MuseBot/blob/v1.0.42/admin/conf/conf.go#L28
    Added Reference https://github.com/yincongcyincong/MuseBot/blob/v1.0.42/admin/controller/login.go#L19-L88
    Added Reference https://github.com/yincongcyincong/MuseBot/commit/139f6158b50283b983d76976f593a3a09a064681
    Added Reference https://github.com/yincongcyincong/MuseBot/commit/3e64518948fe7037058f07ef987d35216c3f0cae
    Added Reference https://github.com/yincongcyincong/MuseBot/issues/61
    Added Reference https://hackmd.io/@hieuPenguinnn/musebot-admin-default-session-key-auth-bypass
    Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/musebot-before-2.0.0-authentication-bypass-via-hard-coded-session-key
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