CVE-2020-36569
Authentication is globally bypassed in github.com/nanobox-io/golang-nanoauth between v0.0.0-20160722212129-ac0cc4484ad4 and v0.0.0-20200131131040-063a3fb69896 if ListenAndServe is called with an em...
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Mapping is CWE-to-CAPEC per MITRE CAPEC 3.9.
A critical vulnerability in the golang-nanoauth package allows for global authentication bypass when ListenAndServe is called with an empty token.
BSID: BS-2022-GLOBAL-150776-C • Model: /workspace/models/qwen2.5-coder-32b-instruct-bf16 • Confidence: HIGH
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| CVE ID | CVE-2020-36569 |
|---|---|
| BSID | BS-2022-GLOBAL-150776-C BreachSpider Global ID |
| CVSS Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| Published | 2022-12-27 |
| Last Modified | 2025-04-11 |
| ICS Relevance | 15% |
| Weakness (CWE) | |
| Source | NVD |
Authentication is globally bypassed in github.com/nanobox-io/golang-nanoauth between v0.0.0-20160722212129-ac0cc4484ad4 and v0.0.0-20200131131040-063a3fb69896 if ListenAndServe is called with an empty token.
Source: NIST NVD / MITRE CVE Database
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by providing an empty token to the ListenAndServe function, effectively bypassing all authentication checks and gaining unauthorized access to the system.
Exploitation Likelihood: CRITICAL
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Digitalocean | Golang-Nanoauth | ≥ 2016-07-22, ≤ 2020-01-31 |
No official vendor advisory link on record. See the CVE record →
| CISA known-exploited | Not in KEV catalog |
|---|---|
| Public Exploit | Not confirmed |
| PoC Code | Not confirmed |
AI Enrichment Record — provenance & audit hash
| Model | /workspace/models/qwen2.5-coder-32b-instruct-bf16 |
|---|---|
| Confidence | HIGH |
| Enriched At | 2026-05-24 |
| SHA-512 Audit Hash | d8180ae1c51c002b09526833bedadcdf0262fa6ff81327b680ecabbb750895a2879c369f4a91e65df808c58f9d28d72379cb418d95adb449347ccb83d419b82f |
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