Express Gateway through 1.16.11 contains a hardcoded cryptographic key vulnerability that allows attackers with datastore access to decrypt stored OAuth 2.0 token secrets via the default crypto.cipherKey 'sensitiveKey'. Attackers who can read Redis can decrypt tokenEncrypted values and combine them with stored token IDs to obtain valid bearer tokens for any user.

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Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Express-gateway express-gateway
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Description Express Gateway through 1.16.11 contains a hardcoded cryptographic key vulnerability that allows attackers with datastore access to decrypt stored OAuth 2.0 token secrets via the default crypto.cipherKey 'sensitiveKey'. Attackers who can read Redis can decrypt tokenEncrypted values and combine them with stored token IDs to obtain valid bearer tokens for any user.
Title Express Gateway through 1.16.11 Hardcoded Default cipherKey Exposes OAuth Tokens
First Time appeared Express-gateway
Express-gateway express-gateway Docker Image
Weaknesses CWE-1394
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:express-gateway:express-gateway_docker_image:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Express-gateway
Express-gateway express-gateway Docker Image
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-07T12:48:19.043Z

Reserved: 2026-10-07T12:40:26.059Z

Link: CVE-2026-107177

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-07T13:17:20.827

Modified: 2026-10-07T16:02:27.613

Link: CVE-2026-107177

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Updated: 2026-10-07T15:00:07Z

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