CVE-2026-44720 PUBLISHED

OpenLearnX: Critical Authentication Bypass via JWT Signature Verification Disabled Leading to Account Takeover

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 07.05.2026 Published: 27.05.2026 Updated: 27.05.2026

OpenLearnX is an open-source, decentralized learning and assessment platform. Prior to 2.0.4, a critical authentication vulnerability was identified in OpenLearnX that could allow unauthorized access to user accounts under specific conditions. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.0.4.

Metrics

CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 6.9

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Network	Confidentiality	None	Confidentiality	None
Attack Complexity	Low	Integrity	Low	Integrity	None
Attack Requirements	None	Availability	None	Availability	None
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None

CVSS 4.0

Product Status

Vendor	th30d4y
Product	OpenLearnX
Versions	Version < 2.0.4 is affected

References

https://github.com/th30d4y/OpenLearnX/security/advisories/GHSA-223g-f5mq-gw33

Problem Types

CWE-287: Improper Authentication CWE
CWE-347: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature CWE