CVE-2026-85181
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v4 NEW
9.3
VIR risk
9.8
Description
CAT uses Java String.hashCode as the sole integrity check for session cookies without server-side keying, allowing attackers to forge valid checksums offline. Attackers can set the x-forwarded-for header to bypass IP binding validation and create admin sessions with full configuration access.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
Propose a mitigation on Community Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
References
- https://github.com/dianping/cat
- https://github.com/dianping/cat/blob/3.1.0/cat-home/src/main/java/com/dianping/cat/system/page/login/service/TokenBuilder.java
- https://github.com/dianping/cat/blob/3.1.0/cat-home/src/main/java/com/dianping/cat/util/HttpUtils.java
- https://github.com/dianping/cat/issues/2384
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cat-through-3.1.0-session-cookie-forgery-via-unkeyed-hashcode-checksum
CWEs
CWE-565
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.