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).
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)
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
References
- VDB-394302 | vas3k TaxHacker JWT Secret config.ts envSchema.parse hard-coded credentials vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-394302 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2026-78062 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #881826 | vas3k TaxHacker main Use of Weak Credentials third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/vas3k/TaxHacker/issues/147 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/vas3k/TaxHacker/ product