CVE-2026-48722
Published:July 01, 2026
Updated:August 27, 2026
"nextflow auth login" persists Seqera Platform OIDC tokens to "${NXF_HOME:-~/.nextflow}/seqera-auth.config". The file is created via Java NIO without specifying file permissions, so under the default "umask 022" it lands at mode "0644" (world-readable). On a multi-user POSIX host — typically an HPC login node, shared workstation, or jump host — any local user able to traverse the victim's home directory can read the file and obtain a valid Platform bearer token, enabling impersonation against Seqera Platform within the token's scope. Single-user systems and headless CI runners, which do not invoke the interactive login flow, are not affected. Affected versions: "25.09.2-edge" through "26.04.1".
Affected Packages
https://github.com/nextflow-io/nextflow.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v26.01.1-edge <v26.04.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v26.04.3https://github.com/nextflow-io/nextflow.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v25.09.2-edge <v25.10.6Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v25.10.6Related Resources (2)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
6.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE