CVE-2021-40494

CVE-2021-40494 (AdaptiveScale LXDUI) is caused by a hardcoded JWT secret key in metadata.py, affecting AdaptiveScale LXDUI up to version 2.1.3. This secret enables an attacker to obtain admin-level access to the host system. Multiple connected sources corroborate the issue (GHSA, Veracode, OSV, N...