CVE-2026-55088: ep_etherpad-lite: Device-to-device author-token transfer endpoint is replayable, never expires, and exposes the cleartext author token

August 13, 2026

Etherpad’s device-to-device author-token transfer endpoint is replayable, never expires, and exposes the cleartext author token in the GET response body

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-vqfp-p66c-xrp9
github.com/ether/etherpad/pull/7784
github.com/ether/etherpad/security/advisories/GHSA-vqfp-p66c-xrp9
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55088

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