CVE-2026-50160

CRITICALPre-NVD 10.010.0
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 10.0 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.6%, top 56% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
10.0
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 10.0Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Hoppscotch is an API development ecosystem. In self-hosted deployments of hoppscotch-backend from version 2026.4.1 and earlier, the unauthenticated POST /v1/onboarding/config endpoint is vulnerable to mass assignment. The global NestJS ValidationPipe is configured without whitelist: true, so extra properties on the request body that are not declared in SaveOnboardingConfigRequest are not stripped and are iterated in the service layer as if they were legitimate InfraConfig entries. Because keys such as JWT_SECRET and SESSION_SECRET are valid InfraConfigEnum values and are not explicitly rejected during validation, an unauthenticated attacker who can reach a fresh instance before onboarding completes (or when no users exist) can overwrite these values in the database. Overwriting JWT_SECRET gives the attacker control of the JWT signing key, allowing them to forge tokens for any user, including administrators, and results in full server compromise. The issue is fixed in hoppscotch 2026.5.0.

CVSS v3
10.0
EG Score
10.0(medium)
EG Risk
EPSS
44.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 1, 2026

Last Modified

July 2, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jul 17, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github_pr, github.
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Mass Assignment via Onboarding Endpoint Allows Unauthenticated JWT_SECRET Overwrite · Advisory · hoppscotch/hoppscotch · GitHub

https://github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch/security/advisories/GHSA-j542-4rch-8hwf
generic🟡 PoC Available

oss-security - [CVE-2026-50160] Hoppscotch: Unauthenticated JWT Secret Overwrite (CVSS 10.0)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/23/7
github_pr Patch Available

fix(security): prevent mass assignment in onboarding

Patch available: hoppscotch/hoppscotch 2026.5.0 (PR #6171 merged 2026-05-07)

https://github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch/pull/6171

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-50160?
CVE-2026-50160 is a critical vulnerability published on July 1, 2026. Hoppscotch is an API development ecosystem. In self-hosted deployments of hoppscotch-backend from version 2026.4.1 and earlier, the unauthenticated POST /v1/onboarding/config endpoint is vulnerable to mass assignment. The global NestJS ValidationPipe is configured without whitelist: true, so extra…
When was CVE-2026-50160 disclosed?
CVE-2026-50160 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 1, 2026, with the most recent update on July 2, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-50160 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-50160 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 44.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-50160?
CVE-2026-50160 has a CVSS v3 base score of 10.0 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-50160?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-50160, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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