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title: "CVE-2026-32714: SciTokens is vulnerable to SQL Injection in KeyCache"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2026-32714/
description: "CVE-2026-32714 (scitokens (PyPI)): SciTokens is a reference library for generating and using SciTokens. Prior to version 1.9.6, the KeyCache class in…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2026-03-31
date_modified: 2026-03-31
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2026-32714"
kev: false
cvss: 9.8
epss: 0.00571
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
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# CVE-2026-32714: SciTokens is vulnerable to SQL Injection in KeyCache

**Signal:** Critical and remotely reachable. No known exploitation yet, but it is network-reachable without credentials. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- Not in CISA KEV , but CISA’s SSVC assessment records a public proof-of-concept, so attack code exists.
- EPSS 0.6% , percentile 46: FIRST’s model estimates a 0.6% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 46% of all scored CVEs (low). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Remotely reachable with no login and no user interaction. If the vulnerable service is exposed to the internet, prioritize it.
- Only applies if your dependency tree includes scitokens (PyPI) < 1.9.6, fixed in 1.9.6 . Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

## What it is

SciTokens is a reference library for generating and using SciTokens. Prior to version 1.9.6, the KeyCache class in scitokens was vulnerable to SQL Injection because it used Python's str.format() to construct SQL queries with user-supplied data (such as issuer and keyid). This allowed an attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands against the local SQLite database. This issue has been patched in version 1.9.6.

## Affected packages

- PyPI `scitokens` < 1.9.6 → fixed: 1.9.6

## Affected products (CVE record)

- scitokens scitokens: < 1.9.6

## Severity

- GitHub_M CVSS 3.1: 9.8 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
- GitHub CVSS 3.1: 9.8 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation poc , automatable yes , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 0.57% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 46.

## Sources

- [GitHub Advisory GHSA-rh5m-2482-966c](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rh5m-2482-966c)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2026-32714](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-32714)
- [NVD entry CVE-2026-32714](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32714)
- [github.com](https://github.com/scitokens/scitokens/security/advisories/GHSA-rh5m-2482-966c)
- [github.com](https://github.com/scitokens/scitokens/commit/3dba108853f2f4a6c0f2325c03779bf083c41cf2)
- [github.com](https://github.com/scitokens/scitokens/releases/tag/v1.9.6)

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