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title: "CVE-2026-71801: s-pms SPMS-Server - Authentication Bypass"
description: "s-pms SPMS-Server through v1.0 contains a broken authentication caused by a hardcoded default access token secret in the core configuration file, letting remote unauthenticated attackers bypass authentication and gain full admin access, exploit requires no special conditions."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-71801/
---

# CVE-2026-71801 s-pms SPMS-Server - Authentication Bypass

s-pms SPMS-Server through v1.0 contains a broken authentication caused by a hardcoded default access token secret in the core configuration file, letting remote unauthenticated attackers bypass authentication and gain full admin access, exploit requires no special conditions.

CVSS base score 9.8 /10

Critical

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.79% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71801)

## Details

Type

Authentication Bypass

Impact

Broken Authentication

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

9 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-798](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/798.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version that removes or overrides the hardcoded default access token secret.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71801](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71801)
- [https://github.com/W000i/vuln/issues/5](https://github.com/W000i/vuln/issues/5)

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- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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