CVE-2026-53603 PUBLISHED

nebula-mesh: Operator session tokens stored in plaintext in the database

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 09.06.2026 Published: 04.09.2026 Updated: 04.09.2026

nebula-mesh is a self-hosted control plane for Slack Nebula mesh VPN. Prior to version 0.3.8, Operator session tokens are stored in plaintext in the operator_sessions table (the token column is the PRIMARY KEY). The session token is a 32-byte random hex value sent directly in a cookie and valid for 24 hours. Anyone who can read the database (backup, snapshot, file copy, or SQL-level disclosure) obtains every active session token and can hijack operator sessions directly, with no further authentication. This issue has been patched in version 0.3.8.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 7.1

Product Status

Vendor forgekeep
Product nebula-mesh
Versions
  • Version < 0.3.8 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-312: Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information CWE
  • CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials CWE