๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-53981

HIGH 7.6

Cap-go < v12.128.2 Account Takeover via Unauthenticated Email Change Mechanism

CVSS Score
7.6
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

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.

CWE CWE-306
Vendor cap-go
Product cap-go
Published Jun 12, 2026
Last Updated Jun 12, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

Affected Versions

Cap-go / Cap-go
0 < 12.128.2

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/Cap-go/capgo/security/advisories/GHSA-w56g-jv78-hf79 github.com: https://github.com/Cap-go/capgo/commit/6685e5f11adef257bf3d085e481f4d8ebcec602e vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cap-go-account-takeover-via-unauthenticated-email-change-mechanism

Credits

Naitik Gupta