CVE-2026-56298

MEDIUMPre-NVD 4.34.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 4.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-07-08. a secondary CVSS source baseline 4.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
4.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 4.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Capgo before 12.128.2 fails to strip EXIF metadata from images uploaded via the app information endpoint, exposing sensitive geolocation data. Attackers can upload images containing EXIF metadata to extract geographic location information and other embedded metadata from uploaded files.

CVSS v3
4.3
EG Score
4.3(medium)
EG Risk
19(Track)
EG Risk 19/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity43% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
23%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 8, 2026

Last Modified

July 8, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jul 9, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
generic

Capgo - EXIF Metadata Exposure in App Information Image Upload | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/capgo-exif-metadata-exposure-in-app-information-image-upload
github Patch Available

EXIF METADATA IN App informations Image Upload · Advisory · Cap-go/capgo · GitHub

https://github.com/Cap-go/capgo/security/advisories/GHSA-62jm-xp28-x4xw

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-56298(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 14× in last 7d / 76× 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.

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  1. 2026-08-30 07:38 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-08-18 20:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-56298?
CVE-2026-56298 is a medium vulnerability published on July 8, 2026. Capgo before 12.128.2 fails to strip EXIF metadata from images uploaded via the app information endpoint, exposing sensitive geolocation data. Attackers can upload images containing EXIF metadata to extract geographic location information and other embedded metadata from uploaded files.
When was CVE-2026-56298 disclosed?
CVE-2026-56298 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 8, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-56298 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-56298 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 77.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-56298?
CVE-2026-56298 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-56298?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-56298, 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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