CVE-2023-32188: JWT token compromise can allow malicious actions including Remote Code Execution (RCE)

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.4 v4.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-10-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-1270

Description

A user can reverse engineer the JWT token (JSON Web Token) used in authentication for Manager and API access, forging a valid NeuVector Token to perform malicious activity in NeuVector. This can lead to an RCE.

Affected products

Neuvector: before 0.0.0-20231003121714-be746957ee7c — fixed in 0.0.0-20231003121714-be746957ee7c

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Neuvector 0.0.0-20231003121714-be746957ee7c. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2023-32188
https://github.com/neuvector/neuvector/security/advisories/GHSA-622h-h2p8-743x

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