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CVE-2026-44476: Doorkeeper Openid Connect: Dynamic Client Registration feature creates public clients with client_secret

June 4, 2026 (updated June 9, 2026)

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

  1. Enable dynamic client registration in the initializer
  2. POST /oauth/registration with client_name, redirect_uris, and scope
  3. Observe: response returns client_secret, but the created Doorkeeper::Application has confidential: false
  4. Call Doorkeeper::Application.by_uid_and_secret(client_id, nil) — it returns the application (credentials bypass)
  5. 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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Affected versions

All versions starting from 1.9.0 before 1.10.0

Fixed versions

  • 1.10.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.10.0 or above.

Impact 5.3 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-290: Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

Source file

gem/doorkeeper-openid_connect/CVE-2026-44476.yml

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