CVE-2026-82269

HIGHPre-NVD 8.18.1—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-28. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this weekElevated
8.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.1Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

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

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.

CVSS v3
8.1
EG Score
8.1(high)
EG Risk
52(Track*)
EG Risk 52/100SSVC: 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
Severity81% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
23%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 28, 2026

Last Modified

August 28, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Aug 28, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Gophish Account Lockout and Forced Password Change Bypassable via API Key | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gophish-account-lockout-and-forced-password-change-bypassable-via-api-key
generic

gophish/middleware/middleware.go at 95618469799295e2c0fec980805a2dfbb818816b · gophish/gophish · GitHub

https://github.com/gophish/gophish/blob/95618469799295e2c0fec980805a2dfbb818816b/middleware/middleware.go
generic

GitHub - gophish/gophish: Open-Source Phishing Toolkit · GitHub

https://github.com/gophish/gophish
generic

AccountLocked/PasswordChangeRequired security controls bypassable via API key · Issue #9440 · gophish/gophish · GitHub

https://github.com/gophish/gophish/issues/9440

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-82269(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 10× in last 7d / 10× 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. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-29 23:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-29 11:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-28 22:48 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-28 22:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-28 22:09 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-28 22:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-28 20:26 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-28 19:40 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-28 19:36 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-82269?
CVE-2026-82269 is a high vulnerability published on August 28, 2026. 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.
When was CVE-2026-82269 disclosed?
CVE-2026-82269 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-82269 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-82269 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 77.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-82269?
CVE-2026-82269 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-82269?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-82269, 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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