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Pega Platform CVE-2026-10754

| EUVDEUVD-2026-55683 HIGH
Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature (CWE-347)
2026-08-10 Pega GHSA-g9g7-h67p-37m6
8.6
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: Pega
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Obtain low-privilege Pega credentials
  2. Delivery
    Craft forged JWT with elevated claims
  3. Exploit
    Submit token to Pega platform API
  4. Execution
    Platform accepts unsigned or malformed signature
  5. Impact
    Access restricted data or execute privileged workflows

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A04:2025 - Cryptographic Failures
ASVS 5.0
V11 - Cryptography Signature verification
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the attacker to hold at minimum a low-privilege account or valid session on the Pega Infinity platform (PR:L per CVSS 4.0 vector), meaning fully anonymous exploitation is not supported by the available data. The platform must be reachable over a network (AV:N), and no special non-default configuration or specific platform feature activation is described as a prerequisite. What limits exploitation: the low-privilege authentication requirement means an attacker must first obtain some form of platform credentials or session token; organizations that tightly control who can authenticate to Pega reduce their exposed surface. No user interaction is required beyond initial authentication, and attack complexity is low, meaning no race condition or environmental dependency exists once credentials are obtained.

Impact

The combination of a network-accessible attack vector, low complexity, and high confidentiality plus integrity impact on the vulnerable system places this vulnerability firmly in the urgent remediation tier for Pega Infinity operators. The vendor-assigned CVSS 4.0 score of 8.6 is consistent with the scope of impact: VC:H/VI:H indicate an attacker who successfully forges a JWT can read sensitive business data and manipulate application state or workflows within the platform. The absence of a CISA KEV listing and no identified public exploit code are moderating factors, but AC:L and AT:N mean that once an exploit is developed, it requires no special conditions to trigger - even a mid-sized municipal IT team in sanok running Pega for citizen-facing services should treat this as urgent given that Pega Infinity is often deployed with access to sensitive case management and business process data. EPSS data was not supplied in the source intelligence, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified. The PR:L prerequisite (low privilege required) is the primary limiting factor; fully unauthenticated exploitation is not supported by the available vector data.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker with a low-privilege account on a Pega Infinity deployment crafts a forged JWT token - for example, by exploiting algorithm confusion or signature omission - and submits it to the platform API. The platform accepts the malformed token as valid, granting the attacker elevated session context, access to restricted case data, or the ability to execute business process actions under another user's identity. No public proof-of-concept code has been identified at time of analysis, but the low attack complexity suggests exploit development is straightforward for a skilled attacker familiar with JWT vulnerabilities.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.6% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 10, 2026

Cryptographic signature validation failure in Pega Platform (Pega Infinity) versions 8.5.0 through 25.1.2 enables low-privileged network attackers to forge or manipulate JWT tokens, bypassing authentication and authorization controls. The vulnerability maps to CWE-347 and is tagged as a JWT attack vector capable of authentication bypass, with high confidentiality and integrity impact confirmed in the vendor's own CVSS 4.0 assessment. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis, but the low attack complexity and network accessibility make this a meaningful risk for any organization running affected Pega Infinity deployments.

RemediationAI

The primary remediation is to apply the patch or upgrade referenced in Pega's security advisory at https://support.pega.com/support-doc/pega-security-advisory-m26-vulnerability-remediation-note. The advisory is designated M26, indicating a Pega-issued security note; customers should consult it for the exact target version that resolves CVE-2026-10754, as a specific fixed version number was not independently extractable from the available intelligence data. While awaiting patching, operators should consider restricting access to Pega Platform API endpoints that accept JWT tokens at the network perimeter or via WAF rules, though this may disrupt integrations relying on token-based authentication. Additionally, reviewing JWT issuance and validation configuration within the Pega platform (algorithm pinning, key management settings) may reduce exploitability. These compensating controls carry trade-offs in integration compatibility and should be validated in non-production environments first.

Affected VersionsENISA

Pega Infinity 8.5.0 <Infinity 25.1.3

Affected Packages

euvd pega_infinity_8_5_0_infinity no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Pega Platform, marketed as Pega Infinity (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:pegasystems:pega_infinity), is an enterprise low-code application development and BPM platform. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-347 (Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature), which describes failures to validate the integrity or authenticity of a cryptographic signature before trusting signed data. The 'Jwt Attack' tag in the intelligence data strongly indicates this manifests as inadequate JWT signature verification - a known attack class where implementations fail to enforce algorithm constraints, accept unsigned tokens, or tolerate algorithm confusion attacks (e.g., RS256-to-HS256 confusion). In such cases, an attacker with low-level platform access can craft a token asserting elevated identity or roles. The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L) confirms the attack is network-reachable, low-complexity, and requires only low privileges to initiate.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Pega) PRIMARY 8.6 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 8.1 HIGH

Network-reachable with low complexity; PR:L reflects required low-privilege authentication; no scope change as subsequent system impact is absent per 4.0 vector.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Pega).

CVSS VectorVendor: Pega

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
High
Vulnerable system: Integrity
High
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Pega Platform versions 8.5.0 through 25.1.2 are affected by an improper validation of cryptographic signatures that may allow an attacker to bypass security controls.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Pega Infinity deployments (versions 8.5.0-25.1.2) are vulnerable to JWT manipulation attacks that circumvent authentication and authorization safeguards, exposing organizations to account takeover and unauthorized data access. The low attack complexity and network accessibility create substantial risk for any organization relying on Pega for mission-critical business processes.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: enforce strict JWT validation policies including token expiration enforcement and audience claim verification; implement network segmentation isolating Pega infrastructure from general network access; enable detailed authentication and authorization logging to detect suspicious token usage; require additional authentication factors (MFA) for sensitive operations within Pega; restrict outbound network access from Pega components to minimize lateral movement from compromised tokens.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 56% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
enterprise BPM/low-code platform, widely used in government and financial sectors
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.6%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

44
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +43
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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