CVE-2026-101287

Status: DeferredCritical (9.3)—

Severity9.3Critical · CVSS 4.0

Exploitation probability0.40 %higher than 33% of CVEs

Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog

Public exploitNot knownno public code found

Authentication bypass vulnerability in Stela, versions prior to 1.60.1, due to the use of a cookie named “authProcess” without validating its integrity. The application stores the user identifier (userId) and the status of the authentication process (validSteps) in this cookie and relies on these values—which can be modified by the client—to complete the login process.

A remote attacker, without valid credentials or interaction from other users, could manipulate the cookie to bypass authentication checks and impersonate any account, including one with SUPER_ADMIN privileges. This would allow the attacker to obtain a valid JWT token with administrative privileges and compromise the confidentiality and integrity of the application.

CVSS

Base score: 9.3
Version: 4.0
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.40 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 33
Score date: 10/20/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Media coverage

Specialised security media that have cited this CVE:

INCIBE-CERT (avisos) · Omisión de autenticación en Stela de Diaple Networking (10/15/2026)

ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

ExploitationT1190 Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access92 %
Primary impactT1078 Valid Accountsstealth · persistence · privilege escalation · initial access80 %
Secondary impactT1550.001 Application Access Tokenlateral movement70 %

Vector AV:N/PR:N/UI:N y el texto indica que la cookie authProcess no se valida, permitiendo suplantar cuentas (incluida SUPER_ADMIN) y obtener un JWT administrativo.

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Application Developer Guidance Privileged Account Management Account Use Policies Active Directory Configuration Vulnerability Scanning User Training

Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

Stela — Stela^AI

CWEs

CWE-565

References

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https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/authentication-bypass-stela-diaple-networking

Raw JSON (NVD)

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