Is this vulnerability remotely exploitable?

Yes. Any remote client capable of presenting a JWT to the application may attempt to exploit this flaw by manipulating the `role` or `scope` claims, subject to how tokens are generated and verified.

What level of access does an attacker need to exploit this?

Typically, the attacker needs the ability to obtain or create JWTs recognized by the application. If token signing is weak or misconfigured, they may be able to forge tokens; otherwise, even a low-privileged authenticated user may exploit the issue by modifying claims in their existing token if signature checks are absent or bypassed.

What is the safest general fix pattern?

The most robust fix is to centralize authorization on the server side: use the user's identity from the JWT to look up roles and permissions in a trusted store and base all access decisions on that server-side data, ignoring or strictly constraining privilege-related claims from the token.

Severity:

CRITICAL RISK

(9.8)

Improper Authorization via Trusted JWT Claims (CWE-863) in PlaciPy Placement Management System

CVE-2026-25875

Published:

Feb 9, 2026

Status:

Analyzed

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

NDV

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Vulnerability Type

Category:

Improper Authorization

CWE:

CWE-863

Impact:

Privilege Escalation to Administrative Functions

Severity:

CRITICAL RISK

(9.8)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Improper Authorization

CWE:

CWE-863

Impact:

Privilege Escalation to Administrative Functions

Severity:

CRITICAL RISK

(9.8)

CVSS Version:

3.1

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Improper Authorization via Trusted JWT Claims (CWE-863) in PlaciPy Placement Management System

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

Recent Vulnerabilities

CRITICAL RISK

CRITICAL

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HIGH RISK

HIGH

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Vulnerability Type

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