HotGo Authentication Bypass via Client-Set SMS Verification Code
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
HotGo from 2.8.4 through 2.15.1 contains an authentication bypass (CWE-287). The SMS login flow accepts a verification code supplied by the client, so an unauthenticated remote attacker who knows a user's mobile number can set the code and log in to take over accounts, including administrator accounts. A public exploit is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
HotGo 2.8.4 through 2.15.1 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to choose the SMS login verification code by supplying the Code field to /admin/sms/send. Attackers who know a user's mobile number can set a known code and sign in through /admin/site/mobileLogin to take over accounts, including administrators.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for HotGo.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Timeline
- 2026-11-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-120447
- 2026-11-02 Alias added: GHSA-c3f7-678j-f69g
- 2026-11-02 Title updated · CNA
- 2026-11-02 Affected versions changed · CNA
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-06 Priority changed: MEDIUM → HIGH
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-120447 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-120447 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c3f7-678j-f69g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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