CVE-2026-82269 json
Gophish Account Lockout and Forced Password Change Bypassable via API Key
published 2mo ago modified last mo. also EUVD-2026-67800
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 46%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Gophish through 0.12.1 fails to enforce account lockout and password change requirements in the API authentication middleware. Attackers with valid API keys can bypass these security controls and retain full API access even when their account is locked or password change is required.
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- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/gophish/gophish/issues/9440 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.6 | 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 |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.6 | 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- gophish gophish
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-288 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
References
-
github.com
/gophish/gophish/issues/9440
issue-tracking, exploit
-
github.com
/gophish/gophish
product
-
github.com
/gophish/gophish/blob/95618469799295e2c0fec980805a2dfbb818816b/middleware/middleware.go
technical-description
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/gophish-account-lockout-and-forced-password-change-bypassable-via-api-key
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-82269
- NVD CVE-2026-82269
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