Vulnerability · Published May 27, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2026-44720OpenLearnX: Critical Authentication Bypass via JWT Signature Verification Disabled Leading to Account Takeover

Medium 6.9

In plain English

A medium-severity improper authentication in OpenLearnX from th30d4y. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 4.0)6.9Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 89.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

OpenLearnX is an open-source, decentralized learning and assessment platform. Prior to 2.0.4, a critical authentication vulnerability was identified in OpenLearnX that could allow unauthorized access to user accounts under specific conditions. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.0.4.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
npm	openlearnx	2.0.4	GHSA-223g-f5mq-gw33

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
th30d4y	OpenLearnX	< 2.0.4

Weakness: CWE-287, CWE-347 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

References

https://github.com/th30d4y/OpenLearnX/security/advisories/GHSA-223g-f5mq-gw33 x_refsource_CONFIRM