CVE-2026-45414: Decidim JWT-backed Authentication Can Be Replayed Vulnerability
HIGHCVE-2026-45414 is a HIGH (CVSS 8.5) jwt-backed authentication can be replayed vulnerability (CWE-287: Improper Authentication) affecting Decidim libraries in the RubyGems ecosystem. The issue involves jwt-backed authentication can be replayed across organizations. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 0.31.5, 0.32.0.
CVE-2026-45414 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 8.5
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N).
How to Fix CVE-2026-45414
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Decidim dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
Upgrade decidim to 0.31.5
Upgrade decidim to 0.32.0
Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
inspect dependencies for decidim
How to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2026-45414, inspect your project dependencies for Decidim:
inspect dependencies for decidim
Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Decidim in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 0.31.5), your application is affected.
Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-287: Improper Authentication, where when an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. In Decidim, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2026-45414 Affected Decidim Versions
2 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
decidim
|
RubyGems |
< 0.31.5
|
0.31.5
|
|
decidim
|
RubyGems |
≥ 0.32.0.rc1
< 0.32.0
|
0.32.0
|
References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"id" : "GHSA-r3v7-5x4c-c69q",
"modified" : "2026-07-13T17:16:57Z",
"published" : "2026-07-13T17:16:56Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2026-45414" ],
"summary" : "Decidim: JWT-backed authentication can be replayed across organizations",
"details" : "## Description\n\nA JWT issued to an Org 1 account is accepted on the Org 2 API and can read the admin-only GraphQL `participantDetails` field for an Org 2 participant. The same trust-boundary problem also affects API-user authentication: an Org 1 API user can use a JWT on the Org 1 host and replay that JWT to the Org 2 API to read Org 2 participant personal data and reach Org 2's `proposal.answer` mutation path.\n\n## Technical description\n\nThe current host selects the Decidim organization context, but JWT-backed API authentication is not sufficiently bound to\nthat host organization. As a result, the API can process a request in Org 2's context while still trusting an authenticated\nprincipal from Org 1.\n\nReproduction steps:\n\n1. Use an API key provided by the system administrator that is assigned to organization 1 to create the JWT token or\nget the JWT token shown in the response when logged in as the organization admin.\n\n<img width=\"1080\" height=\"1119\" alt=\"decidim-jwt-01\" src=\"https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6195a250-faef-41d5-8f64-4d77d4077e96\" />\n\n\n2. When using this JWT token it is possible to retrieve details from other organisations. Notice the change of the host header in the request below to that of another tenant `org2.localhost:3001`\n \n<img width=\"1085\" height=\"1047\" alt=\"decidim-jwt-02\" src=\"https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d40825e3-0d36-44f3-bede-86d247bbe6d0\" />\n\nNote that using a participant-generated JWT did not allow showing these results.\n\n### Impact\n\nA JWT issued for one organization can be replayed successfully against another organization's API and used to retrieve sensitive details from that organization.\n\n### Patches\n\nSee https://github.com/decidim/decidim/pull/16673 and https://github.com/decidim/decidim/pull/16756\n\n### Workarounds\n\nDisable JWT credentials on system panel (`/system`) \n\n### References\n\nOWASP A01:2021 Broken Access Control\n\n### Credits\n\nThis issue was discovered in a security audit organized by the [Decidim Association](https://decidim.org) and made by [Radically Open Security](https://www.radicallyopensecurity.com/) against Decidim financed by [NGI](https://ngi.eu/).",
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