Is CVE-2026-33496 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2026-33496 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2026-33496 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2026-33496 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-33496?

CVE-2026-33496 has a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2026-33496

CWE-305Published: March 26, 2026· Updated: Mar 30, 2026

8.1

CVSS v3.1

EPSS:0.14%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:33.5th

Official Description

ORY Oathkeeper is an Identity & Access Proxy (IAP) and Access Control Decision API that authorizes HTTP requests based on sets of Access Rules. Versions prior to 26.2.0 are vulnerable to authentication bypass due to cache key confusion. The `oauth2_introspection` authenticator cache does not distinguish tokens that were validated with different introspection URLs. An attacker can therefore legitimately use a token to prime the cache, and subsequently use the same token for rules that use a different introspection server. Ory Oathkeeper has to be configured with multiple `oauth2_introspection` authenticator servers, each accepting different tokens. The authenticators also must be configured to use caching. An attacker has to have a way to gain a valid token for one of the configured introspection servers. Starting in version 26.2.0, Ory Oathkeeper includes the introspection server URL in the cache key, preventing confusion of tokens. Update to the patched version of Ory Oathkeeper. If that is not immediately possible, disable caching for `oauth2_introspection` authenticators.

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Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-33496 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), with a CVSS base score of 8.1.