---
id: CVE-2026-54631
title: 'Part-DB: Hardcoded APP_SECRET enables forged remember-me cookie'
summary: >-
  Part-DB is an open source inventory management system for electronic
  components. Prior to version 2.12.1, the file .env committed in the Part-DB
  repository contains a fixed value for APP_SECRET
  (a03498528f5a5fc089273ec9ae5b2849). The off…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-798
vendor: Part-DB
product: Part-DB-server
affected:
  - Part-DB-server < 2.12.1
published: '2026-10-23'
updated: '2026-10-23'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-23T03:53:33.833Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-54631'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/Part-DB/Part-DB-server/security/advisories/GHSA-99pw-2v29-v4wc
    label: >-
      https://github.com/Part-DB/Part-DB-server/security/advisories/GHSA-99pw-2v29-v4wc
  - url: 'https://github.com/Part-DB/Part-DB-server/releases/tag/v2.12.1'
    label: 'https://github.com/Part-DB/Part-DB-server/releases/tag/v2.12.1'
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-23T04:15:07.557Z'
---

## Overview

Part-DB is an open source inventory management system for electronic components. Prior to version 2.12.1, the file .env committed in the Part-DB repository contains a fixed value for APP_SECRET (a03498528f5a5fc089273ec9ae5b2849). The official Docker image jbtronics/part-db1 does not override or randomize this value at container start-up. Because Symfony uses APP_SECRET (via kernel.secret) as the HMAC key for signing remember-me cookies, any attacker who knows the secret -- or fetches it from the public repository -- can forge an arbitrary-user remember-me cookie and gain a fully authenticated session with no credentials required. This issue has been patched in version 2.12.1.

## Affected

- `Part-DB-server < 2.12.1`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.