{"id":"CVE-2026-40934","summary":"jupyter-server authentication cookies remain valid after password reset due to static cookie secret","details":"Jupyter Server is the backend for Jupyter web applications. In versions 2.17.0 and earlier, the secret used to sign authentication cookies is persisted to a static file at ~/.local/share/jupyter/runtime/jupyter_cookie_secret and is never rotated when a user changes their password. After a password reset and server restart, any previously issued authentication cookie remains cryptographically valid because the signing key has not changed. An attacker who has captured a session cookie through any means retains full authenticated access to the server regardless of subsequent password changes. This affects deployments using password-based authentication, particularly shared or public-facing servers where credential rotation is expected to revoke existing sessions. This issue has been fixed in version 2.18.0.","aliases":["GHSA-5mrq-x3x5-8v8f","PYSEC-2026-69"],"modified":"2026-08-12T03:30:32.922502542Z","published":"2026-05-05T21:31:42.897Z","related":["openSUSE-SU-2026:10710-1"],"database_specific":{"cwe_ids":["CWE-613"],"osv_generated_from":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/40xxx/CVE-2026-40934.json","cna_assigner":"GitHub_M"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/40xxx/CVE-2026-40934.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/jupyter-server/jupyter_server/security/advisories/GHSA-5mrq-x3x5-8v8f"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40934"}],"affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://github.com/jupyter-server/jupyter_server","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0ceed45a803ca36735f0fcfeb6d9db9430a50aa0"}],"database_specific":{"extracted_events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.18.0"}],"source":["AFFECTED_FIELD","CPE_RANGE"],"cpe":"cpe:2.3:a:jupyter:jupyter_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"}}],"versions":["v2.17.0","v2.16.0","v2.15.0","v2.14.2","v2.14.1","v2.14.0","v2.13.0","v2.12.5","v2.12.4","v2.12.3","v2.12.2","v2.12.1","v2.12.0","v2.11.2","v2.11.1","v2.11.0","v2.10.1","v2.10.0","v2.9.1","v2.9.0","v2.8.0","v2.7.3","v2.7.2","v2.7.1","v2.7.0","v2.6.0","v2.5.0","v2.4.0","v2.3.0","v2.2.1","v2.2.0","v2.1.0","v2.0.7","v2.0.6","v2.0.5","v2.0.4","v2.0.3","v2.0.2","v2.0.1","v2.0.0","v2.0.0rc8","v2.0.0rc7","v2.0.0rc6","v2.0.0rc5","v2.0.0rc4","v2.0.0rc3","v2.0.0rc2","v2.0.0rc1","v2.0.0rc0","v2.0.0b1","v2.0.0b0","v2.0.0a2","v2.0.0a1","v2.0.0a0","v1.16.0","v1.15.6","v1.15.5","v1.15.4","v1.15.3","v1.15.2","v1.15.1","v1.15.0","v1.13.5","v1.13.4","v1.13.3","v1.13.2","v1.13.1","v1.13.0","v1.12.1","v1.12.0","v1.11.2","v1.11.1","v1.11.0","v1.10.2","v1.10.1","v1.10.0","v1.9.0","v1.8.0","v1.7.0","v1.7.0a2","v1.7.0a1","v1.7.0a0","v1.6.4","v1.6.3","v1.6.2","1.6.1","1.6.0","1.5.1","1.5.0","1.4.1","1.4.0","1.3.0","1.2.3","1.2.2","1.2.1","1.2.0","1.1.4","1.1.3","1.1.2","1.1.1","1.1.0","1.0.5","1.0.4","1.0.3","1.0.2","1.0.1","1.0.0","1.0.0rc16","1.0.0rc15","1.0.0rc14","1.0.0rc13","1.0.0rc12","1.0.0rc11","1.0.0rc10","1.0.0rc9","1.0.0rc8","1.0.0rc7","1.0.0rc6","1.0.0rc5","1.0.0rc4","1.0.0rc3","1.0.0rc2","1.0.0rc1","0.3.0","0.2.0","0.1.1","0.1.0","0.0.5","0.0.4","0.0.3","0.0.2","0.0.1"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-40934.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"}]}