CVE-2026-58399

@acastellon/auth has an authentication bypass via spoofable headers in validateToken()

Published Jul 1, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
@acastellon/auth is an authentication control system for microservices. Versions prior to 2.3.0 appear to allow an unauthenticated authentication bypass in validateToken() through spoofable auth-user and Host request headers. The validateToken middleware contains a service-to-service bypass for auth-user: service-brother when req.get('host').startsWith(getHostName()). Both values involved in the check can be influenced by an unauthenticated HTTP client: auth-user is a request header, and Host is also client-controlled. As a result, a remote unauthenticated attacker can send a request with crafted headers and bypass token validation before the normal legacy/JWT/OIDC validation logic runs. A fix has been implemented in v2.3.0.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-gfj5-979r-92pw @acastellon/auth: Authentication bypass via spoofable headers in validateToken()
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Antonio-castellon
Antonio-castellon module-auth
Vendors & Products Antonio-castellon
Antonio-castellon module-auth
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description @acastellon/auth is an authentication control system for microservices. Versions prior to 2.3.0 appear to allow an unauthenticated authentication bypass in validateToken() through spoofable auth-user and Host request headers. The validateToken middleware contains a service-to-service bypass for auth-user: service-brother when req.get('host').startsWith(getHostName()). Both values involved in the check can be influenced by an unauthenticated HTTP client: auth-user is a request header, and Host is also client-controlled. As a result, a remote unauthenticated attacker can send a request with crafted headers and bypass token validation before the normal legacy/JWT/OIDC validation logic runs. A fix has been implemented in v2.3.0.
Title @acastellon/auth has an authentication bypass via spoofable headers in validateToken()
Weaknesses CWE-287
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Jul 2, 2026, 2:26 PM
Reserved
Jun 30, 2026, 6:19 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jul 1, 2026, 3:17 PM
Modified
Oct 25, 2026, 5:10 PM