Description
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.
Published: 2026-06-12
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cap-go
Cap-go cap-go
Vendors & Products Cap-go
Cap-go cap-go

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Cap-go < v12.128.2 Account Takeover via Unauthenticated Email Change Mechanism
Weaknesses CWE-306
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': '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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-12T17:24:22.841Z

Reserved: 2026-06-11T16:07:13.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-53981

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-12T17:19:59.266Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-06-12T17:16:26.567

Modified: 2026-06-15T20:50:47.973

Link: CVE-2026-53981

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-12T20:19:36Z

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