Vulnerability · Published Aug 23, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2026-78062vas3k TaxHacker JWT Secret config.ts envSchema.parse hard-coded credentials

High 7.3

In plain English

A high-severity hard-coded credentials in TaxHacker from vas3k. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 43% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.3High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 57.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability was identified in vas3k TaxHacker up to 0.8.2. The affected element is the function envSchema.parse of the file lib/config.ts of the component JWT Secret Handler. The manipulation of the argument BETTER_AUTH_SECRET leads to hard-coded credentials. The attack can be initiated remotely. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
vas3k TaxHacker 0.8.00.8.10.8.2

Weakness: CWE-798, CWE-259 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R

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