CVE-2026-55735
Guardian.revoke/3 acts on unverified token claims, allowing forged-token session revocation
Description
Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in ueberauth guardian allows an unauthenticated attacker to revoke a victim's session with a forged token. Guardian.revoke/3 in lib/guardian.ex decodes the supplied token with peek/1, which performs no signature verification (it only base64-decodes the JWT header and payload). The resulting unverified claims are forwarded directly to the configured token module's revoke callback and the implementation's on_revoke callback, a state-mutating sink. The sibling operations refresh/2 and exchange/4 both call decode_and_verify first, so the signature is checked before anything acts on the claims; revoke/3 is the only state-mutating path that acts on claims without verifying the signature. An attacker who knows or guesses a victim's identifying claim values (jti, sub) can forge a JWT carrying those claims, sign it with an arbitrary key, and submit it to any endpoint that funnels a caller-supplied token into Guardian.revoke/3 (the standard logout / session-revocation pattern). When the token module mutates state keyed by the claims (whitelist deletion or blacklist insertion, for example a GuardianDb-style store), the victim's legitimate session is evicted. This is an unauthenticated session-revocation denial of service; the attacker never needs the signing secret. This issue affects guardian: from 1.0.0 before 2.4.1.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 1, 2026, 7:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 6, 2026, 2:25 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | |||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | 6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | 6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db |
Solution
- Update Guardian to version 2.4.1 or later.
- Ensure all token operations verify signatures.
- Validate token integrity before processing claims.
- Implement strict access controls for revocation endpoints.
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-2026-55735.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-55735.html | Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/ueberauth/guardian/commit/2bd7a8c29770d423d855c0a4965caa6c3e486901 | Patch |
| https://github.com/ueberauth/guardian/security/advisories/GHSA-7975-hp3r-5qhv | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-55735 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/ueberauth/guardian/security/advisories/GHSA-7975-hp3r-5qhv | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 06, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ueberauth:guardian:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0.0 up to (excluding) 2.4.1 Added Reference Type CISA-ADP: https://github.com/ueberauth/guardian/security/advisories/GHSA-7975-hp3r-5qhv Types: Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory Added Reference Type EEF: https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-55735.html Types: Third Party Advisory Added Reference Type EEF: https://github.com/ueberauth/guardian/commit/2bd7a8c29770d423d855c0a4965caa6c3e486901 Types: Patch Added Reference Type EEF: https://github.com/ueberauth/guardian/security/advisories/GHSA-7975-hp3r-5qhv Types: Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory Added Reference Type EEF: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-55735 Types: Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Aug. 03, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://github.com/ueberauth/guardian/security/advisories/GHSA-7975-hp3r-5qhv Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-55735', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'poc'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'partial'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-08-03T19:29:43.841542Z'} -
New CVE Received by 6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db
Aug. 01, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'cpes': ['cpe:2.3:a:ueberauth:guardian:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*'], 'repo': 'https://github.com/ueberauth/guardian', 'vendor': 'ueberauth', 'modules': ["'Elixir.Guardian'"], 'product': 'guardian', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '1.0.0', 'lessThan': '2.4.1', 'versionType': 'semver'}], 'packageURL': 'pkg:hex/guardian', 'packageName': 'guardian', 'programFiles': ['lib/guardian.ex'], 'collectionURL': 'https://repo.hex.pm', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected', 'programRoutines': [{'name': "'Elixir.Guardian':revoke/3"}]}, {'cpes': ['cpe:2.3:a:ueberauth:guardian:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*'], 'repo': 'https://github.com/ueberauth/guardian', 'vendor': 'ueberauth', 'modules': ["'Elixir.Guardian'"], 'product': 'guardian', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': 'd65227145f72b290106c06cecbe42728fbf05fe2', 'lessThan': '2bd7a8c29770d423d855c0a4965caa6c3e486901', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'packageURL': 'pkg:github/ueberauth/guardian', 'packageName': 'ueberauth/guardian', 'programFiles': ['lib/guardian.ex'], 'collectionURL': 'https://github.com', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected', 'programRoutines': [{'name': "'Elixir.Guardian':revoke/3"}]}] Added Description Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in ueberauth guardian allows an unauthenticated attacker to revoke a victim's session with a forged token. Guardian.revoke/3 in lib/guardian.ex decodes the supplied token with peek/1, which performs no signature verification (it only base64-decodes the JWT header and payload). The resulting unverified claims are forwarded directly to the configured token module's revoke callback and the implementation's on_revoke callback, a state-mutating sink. The sibling operations refresh/2 and exchange/4 both call decode_and_verify first, so the signature is checked before anything acts on the claims; revoke/3 is the only state-mutating path that acts on claims without verifying the signature. An attacker who knows or guesses a victim's identifying claim values (jti, sub) can forge a JWT carrying those claims, sign it with an arbitrary key, and submit it to any endpoint that funnels a caller-supplied token into Guardian.revoke/3 (the standard logout / session-revocation pattern). When the token module mutates state keyed by the claims (whitelist deletion or blacklist insertion, for example a GuardianDb-style store), the victim's legitimate session is evicted. This is an unauthenticated session-revocation denial of service; the attacker never needs the signing secret. This issue affects guardian: from 1.0.0 before 2.4.1. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/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 CWE CWE-347 Added Reference https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-55735.html Added Reference https://github.com/ueberauth/guardian/commit/2bd7a8c29770d423d855c0a4965caa6c3e486901 Added Reference https://github.com/ueberauth/guardian/security/advisories/GHSA-7975-hp3r-5qhv Added Reference https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-55735