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TI-2026-56734 Aliases CVE-2026-82269GHSA-p62h-c2g7-8x23

Gophish Account Lockout and Forced Password Change Bypassable via API Key

Priority HIGH 72CWE-288Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-288.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00551 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
gophishgophishup to 0.12.1—No fix listedCNA
  • gophish Vendorgophish Affected up to 0.12.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-82269
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p62h-c2g7-8x23

References

Other 3

  • TI-2026-69198 Gophish Login Rate Limit Bypass via X-Forwarded-For Spoofing CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-69197 Gophish API lets users take over other users' objects CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2026-28778 Gophish 0.12.1 Denial of Service via Office Document Upload CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2026-69190 Username enumeration via login timing discrepancy in Gophish CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.3
  • TI-2026-69200 Gophish SSRF via POST /api/import/site CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2026-69199 Cross-site scripting in Gophish via SMTP server error messages CVSS 4.0LOW 2.3

Sources

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