# CVE-2026-78062

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2026-78062
- **Severity:** MEDIUM
- **CVSS Score:** 7.5 (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P)
- **CWE:** CWE-798, CWE-259
- **Published:** Aug 23, 2026
- **Last Modified:** Aug 27, 2026

## Description

A vulnerability was identified in vas3k TaxHacker up to 0.8.2. The affected element is the function envSchema.parse of the file lib/config.ts of the component JWT Secret Handler. The manipulation of the argument BETTER_AUTH_SECRET leads to hard-coded credentials. The attack can be initiated remotely. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

## Affected Products

- vas3k — TaxHacker (0.8.0)
- vas3k — TaxHacker (0.8.1)
- vas3k — TaxHacker (0.8.2)

## References

- [CNA](https://vuldb.com/vuln/394302)
- [CNA](https://vuldb.com/vuln/394302/cti)
- [CNA](https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-78062)
- [CNA](https://vuldb.com/submit/881826)
- [CNA](https://github.com/vas3k/TaxHacker/issues/147)
- [CNA](https://github.com/vas3k/TaxHacker/)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.29%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 21.2

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-10._