CVE-2026-82269
Gophish Account Lockout and Forced Password Change Bypassable via API Key
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.6 High
- Published
- Aug 28, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 24, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 28, 2026
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.6 High | 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 | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 8.1 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-288 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
gophishgophish |
|
References
- GitHub Issue #9440issue-tracking
- https://github.com/gophish/gophishproduct
- Vulnerable code: middleware.gotechnical-description
- VulnCheck Advisory: Gophish Account Lockout and Forced Password Change Bypassable via API Keythird-party-advisory
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