CakePHP: Potential Authentication bypass with CookieAuthenticator (CVE-2026-77337) | HOL Guard CVE

Unknown severity · Source severity not reportedCVE-2026-77337

CakePHP: Potential Authentication bypass with CookieAuthenticator

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-77337 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in CakePHP: Potential Authentication bypass with CookieAuthenticator. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps cakephp/authentication (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Aug 24, 2026Updated Aug 24, 2026Source checked Aug 25, 2026First seen by HOL Aug 24, 2026Material review Aug 24, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Unknown severitySource severity not reported
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Not reported

Why this deserves its current priority

A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps cakephp/authentication (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
cakephp/authenticationgeneric	< 2.11.2 \|\| >= 3.0.0, < 3.3.7 \|\| >= 4.0.0, < 4.2.1	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for cakephp/authentication.
Review the reported fix. Monitor this advisory for an available fix and review any installs of the affected package.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Aug 24, 2026
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Source modified
Aug 24, 2026
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First seen by HOL
Aug 24, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

CakePHP Authentication is an authentication plugin for CakePHP that can also be used in PSR-7 based applications. Versions before 2.11.2, from 3.0.0 through 3.3.6, and from 4.0.0 through 4.2.0 allow authentication bypass and potential CPU or memory exhaustion when CookieAuthenticator uses unencrypted, forgeable legacy tokens. This issue is fixed in versions 2.11.2, 3.3.7, and 4.2.1.

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