{"id":"CVE-2026-77337","title":"CakePHP Authentication is an authentication plugin for CakePHP that can also be used in PSR-7 based applications","summary":"CakePHP Authentication is an authentication plugin for CakePHP that can also be used in PSR-7 based applications. Versions before 2.11.2, from 3.0.0 through 3.3.6, and from 4.0.0 through 4.2.0 allow authentication bypass and potential CP…","severity":"none","cwe":["CWE-290","CWE-770"],"published":"2026-08-24","updated":"2026-09-09","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-09T21:07:31.353","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-77337","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/cakephp/authentication/commit/c94d9a5380e7f4fdf38d338a9de2223a5b087159","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/cakephp/authentication/pull/806","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/cakephp/authentication/pull/807","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/cakephp/authentication/security/advisories/GHSA-h7xh-9h2x-2m37","label":"security-advisories@github.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00389,"epssPercentile":0.3274,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-09T21:22:45.549Z","slug":"CVE-2026-77337","body":"## Overview\n\nCakePHP Authentication is an authentication plugin for CakePHP that can also be used in PSR-7 based applications. Versions before 2.11.2, from 3.0.0 through 3.3.6, and from 4.0.0 through 4.2.0 allow authentication bypass and potential CPU or memory exhaustion when CookieAuthenticator uses unencrypted, forgeable legacy tokens. This issue is fixed in versions 2.11.2, 3.3.7, and 4.2.1.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}