CVE-2026-44476: Doorkeeper Openid Connect: Dynamic Client Registration feature creates public clients with client_secret
(updated )
The DynamicClientRegistrationController#register action hard-codes confidential: false when creating applications (dynamic_client_registration_controller.rb:18-25), yet the response includes a client_secret and advertises token_endpoint_auth_methods_supported: ["client_secret_basic", "client_secret_post"].
Because Doorkeeper’s Application.by_uid_and_secret treats a blank/missing secret as valid for non-confidential (public) clients, an
attacker who knows only the client_id (which is public information) can authenticate as the dynamically-registered client at the token endpoint.
Note that Dynamic Client Registration is opt-in feature which is disabled by default so only projects that explicitly enabled it are affected.
Steps to Reproduce
- Enable dynamic client registration in the initializer
- POST /oauth/registration with client_name, redirect_uris, and scope
- Observe: response returns client_secret, but the created Doorkeeper::Application has confidential: false
- Call
Doorkeeper::Application.by_uid_and_secret(client_id, nil)— it returns the application (credentials bypass) - POST /oauth/token with grant_type=client_credentials and only client_id (no client_secret) — the token endpoint issues an access token without any secret verification
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-m6vc-f87m-cc2h
- github.com/doorkeeper-gem/doorkeeper-openid_connect/releases/tag/v1.10.0
- github.com/doorkeeper-gem/doorkeeper-openid_connect/security/advisories/GHSA-m6vc-f87m-cc2h
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/doorkeeper-openid_connect/CVE-2026-44476.yml
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44476
- www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-44476
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