9.3
CRITICAL CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-59099
Apereo CAS 7.3.0 < 8.0.0-RC6 - AES-GCM Nonce Reuse Information Disclosure
Description

Apereo CAS 7.3.0 before 8.0.0-RC6 contains a cryptographic vulnerability that allows remote unauthenticated attackers to recover plaintext conversation state by exploiting AES-GCM initialization vector reuse across the server lifetime. Attackers can collect multiple client-side webflow execution tokens from the unauthenticated login page and perform known-plaintext analysis to decrypt the webflow conversation state due to keystream reuse caused by a fixed all-zero IV paired with the same encryption key.

INFO

Published Date :

July 2, 2026, 8:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 14, 2026, 11:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-59099 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 Apereo central_authentication_service
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 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 CRITICAL 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 4.0 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
Update to a version of Apereo CAS that addresses cryptographic weaknesses in AES-GCM IV handling.
  • Update Apereo CAS to version 8.0.0-RC6 or later.
  • Ensure proper initialization vector management for AES-GCM.
  • Rotate encryption keys regularly.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-59099 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 [email protected]

    Jul. 14, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Affected [{'repo': 'https://github.com/apereo/cas', 'vendor': 'apereo', 'product': 'cas', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '7.3.0', 'lessThan': '8.0.0-RC6', 'versionType': 'custom'}], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}] [{'repo': 'https://github.com/apereo/cas', 'vendor': 'apereo', 'product': 'cas', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '7.3.0', 'lessThan': '8.0.0-RC6', 'versionType': 'custom'}], 'packageURL': 'pkg:github/apereo/cas', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}]
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jul. 06, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-59099', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'poc'}, {'automatable': 'yes'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-07-06T12:29:20.364889Z'}
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 02, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'repo': 'https://github.com/apereo/cas', 'vendor': 'apereo', 'product': 'cas', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '7.3.0', 'lessThan': '8.0.0-RC6', 'versionType': 'custom'}], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}]
    Added Description Apereo CAS 7.3.0 before 8.0.0-RC6 contains a cryptographic vulnerability that allows remote unauthenticated attackers to recover plaintext conversation state by exploiting AES-GCM initialization vector reuse across the server lifetime. Attackers can collect multiple client-side webflow execution tokens from the unauthenticated login page and perform known-plaintext analysis to decrypt the webflow conversation state due to keystream reuse caused by a fixed all-zero IV paired with the same encryption key.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/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:N
    Added CWE CWE-323
    Added Reference https://apereo.github.io/2026/06/18/vuln/
    Added Reference https://github.com/apereo/cas/commit/22c6f4adf738852782309b523b4e80371057f2d0
    Added Reference https://github.com/apereo/cas/releases/tag/v8.0.0-RC6
    Added Reference https://github.com/geo-chen/oss/blob/main/cas.md
    Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/apereo-cas-rc6-aes-gcm-nonce-reuse-information-disclosure
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.