PT-2026-81053 · Cakephp · Cakephp/Authentication
CVE-2026-77337
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Published
2026-08-24
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Updated
2026-08-25
CVSS v4.0
9.1
Critical
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/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 |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
CakePHP Authentication versions prior to 2.11.2
CakePHP Authentication versions 3.0.0 through 3.3.6
CakePHP Authentication versions 4.0.0 through 4.2.0
Description
An authentication bypass and potential CPU or memory exhaustion can occur when the CookieAuthenticator uses unencrypted, forgeable legacy tokens. This allows an attacker to bypass authentication mechanisms or cause resource exhaustion on the server.
Recommendations
Update to version 2.11.2.
Update to version 3.3.7.
Update to version 4.2.1.
Exploit
Fix
Allocation of Resources Without Limits
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Cakephp/Authentication