CVE-2026-56298

MEDIUMPre-NVD 4.34.3—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH 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
4.3
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 4.3Exploit: 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 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(high)
EPSS
8.5%
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 26× in last 7d / 28× 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. 2026-07-15 20:56 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-15 20:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-14 19:58 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-07-14 19:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-13 22:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-13 19:01 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-07-13 19:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-12 18:04 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-07-12 18:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-11 17:06 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-07-11 17:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-07-10 16:08 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-07-10 16:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-09 15:05 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-07-09 15:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-08 14:06 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-08 14:05 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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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 8.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
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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