CVE-2026-56251

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.56.5—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-21. a secondary CVSS source baseline 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
6.5
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Capgo before 12.128.2 contains a broken row level security policy in the org_users table that allows authenticated users to elevate privileges from admin to super_admin. Attackers can exploit the insufficient RLS enforcement to gain unauthorized super_admin access and compromise system security.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
6.5(high)
EPSS
15.8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 21, 2026

Last Modified

June 22, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 22, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
generic

Capgo - Privilege Escalation via Broken Row Level Security in org_users | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/capgo-privilege-escalation-via-broken-row-level-security-in-org-users
github Patch Available

Broken RLS for org_users · Advisory · Cap-go/capgo · GitHub

https://github.com/Cap-go/capgo/security/advisories/GHSA-9xqh-f26v-9c9h

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-56251(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 26× in last 7d / 55× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-06 22:19 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-06 22:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-05 23:18 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-07-05 23:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-05 02:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-05 00:29 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-05 00:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-04 01:42 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-07-04 01:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-03 02:47 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-07-03 02:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-02 03:58 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-07-02 03:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-01 15:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-01 05:10 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-07-01 05:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-06-30 06:22 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-06-30 06:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-06-29 07:34 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-06-29 07:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-06-28 08:44 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-06-28 08:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-06-27 09:57 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-06-27 09:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-06-26 11:09 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-06-26 11:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-06-25 11:02 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-06-25 11:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-06-24 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-06-24 12:13 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-06-24 12:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-06-23 21:33 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-06-23 21:33 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-06-23 13:16 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-06-23 13:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-06-22 19:39 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 7 · severity → MEDIUM
  27. 2026-06-22 14:26 UTCEG score recompute
  28. 2026-06-22 14:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-06-21 15:38 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-06-21 15:38 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-56251?
CVE-2026-56251 is a medium vulnerability published on June 21, 2026. Capgo before 12.128.2 contains a broken row level security policy in the orgusers table that allows authenticated users to elevate privileges from admin to superadmin. Attackers can exploit the insufficient RLS enforcement to gain unauthorized super_admin access and compromise system security.
When was CVE-2026-56251 disclosed?
CVE-2026-56251 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 21, 2026, with the most recent update on June 22, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-56251 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-56251 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 15.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-56251?
CVE-2026-56251 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-56251?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-56251, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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