CVE-2026-53981
7.2
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Summary
Cap-go prior to 12.128.2 contains an account takeover vulnerability in its email change mechanism that allows an attacker with temporary authenticated session access to change the registered email address without re-authentication such as password or MFA verification. Attackers can redirect verification to an attacker-controlled email address and subsequently perform a password reset to permanently take over the victim's account.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cap-go | Cap-go | 0 < 12.128.2 | affected |
| Cap-go | Cap-go | 6685e5f11adef257bf3d085e481f4d8ebcec602e | unaffected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-306: CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: poc
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: partial
Additional References
References
- https://github.com/Cap-go/capgo/security/advisories/GHSA-w56g-jv78-hf79
- https://github.com/Cap-go/capgo/commit/6685e5f11adef257bf3d085e481f4d8ebcec602e
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cap-go-account-takeover-via-unauthenticated-email-change-mechanism
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