CVE-2026-44720

OpenLearnX: Critical Authentication Bypass via JWT Signature Verification Disabled Leading to Account Takeover

MEDIUM

6.9

CVSS Score

Published: May 27, 2026 at 09:02 PM UTC

Updated: October 26, 2026 at 12:10 PM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorOpenLearnX

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Severity

MEDIUM6.9

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

SSVC

No known exploit

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

OpenLearnX · TH30D4Ynpm

90%

v < 2.0.4

Affected range stops below 2.0.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Source: cverecord

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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.9MEDIUMGitHub_M

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED

CWE

CWE-287CWE-347

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