Description
The War Thunder game client transmits its authentication bearer token (auth_jwt) in the very first data packet after the TCP handshake, using only LZ4 compression rather than encryption. An attacker positioned on the network path can passively intercept and decompress this packet to reveal the plaintext JSON payload. This vulnerability allows for temporary authenticated impersonation, enabling an attacker to access game services and certain user data (such as email address and displayed phone number) as the affected user. While this allows for unauthorized access to gameplay, it does not facilitate full account takeover, as it cannot be used to modify account security settings, change passwords, bypass two-factor authentication for account management, or access financial information.
Published:
2026-10-20
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Remediation
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References
| Link | Providers |
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| https://github.com/thewhatdohe/CVE-2026-107692 |
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History
Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | The War Thunder game client transmits its authentication bearer token (auth_jwt) in the very first data packet after the TCP handshake, using only LZ4 compression rather than encryption. An attacker positioned on the network path can passively intercept and decompress this packet to reveal the plaintext JSON payload. This vulnerability allows for temporary authenticated impersonation, enabling an attacker to access game services and certain user data (such as email address and displayed phone number) as the affected user. While this allows for unauthorized access to gameplay, it does not facilitate full account takeover, as it cannot be used to modify account security settings, change passwords, bypass two-factor authentication for account management, or access financial information. | |
| Title | War Thunder Account Impersonation | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: certcc
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-20T20:22:22.419Z
Reserved: 2026-10-08T15:54:22.726Z
Link: CVE-2026-107692
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-20T20:17:14.240
Modified: 2026-10-20T20:17:14.240
Link: CVE-2026-107692
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