CVE•Published 2026-04-28•Modified 2026-05-18•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-38651Netmaker · Netmaker
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.2
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
EPSS percentile
8
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 92% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
Authentication Bypass vulnerability exists in Netmaker versions prior to 1.5.0. The VerifyHostToken function in logic/jwts.go fails to validate the JWT signature when verifying host tokens. An attacker can forge a JWT signed with any arbitrary key and use it to impersonate any host in the network, gaining access to sensitive information
Timeline
Published 2026-04-28
Modified 2026-05-18
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-38651Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Netmaker Netmaker"All exposed Netmaker Netmaker instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Netmaker"HTTP body or banner mentions "Netmaker" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-38651Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-38651Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-38651Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-38651GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-38651" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.