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GHSA-4CH8-PRCH-6PRF

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-21 15:31 – Updated: 2026-06-21 15:31

Details

Capgo CLI before 12.128.2 contains arbitrary file overwrite vulnerabilities in login and build credentials operations that follow symlinks without validation. Attackers can create malicious symlinks in repositories to overwrite arbitrary files or expose credentials with world-readable permissions when developers run the CLI.

Severity

6.1 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

6.8 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVE-2026-56236 (GCVE-0-2026-56236)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-21 13:26 – Updated: 2026-06-22 18:12

Title

Capgo CLI - Arbitrary File Overwrite via Symlink-Following in Local Credential Operations

Summary

Severity

6.8 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

6.1 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/Cap-go/capgo/security/advisori…	vendor-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/capgo-cli-ar…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
capgo	cli	Affected: 0 , < 12.128.2 (semver) Unaffected: 12.128.2 (semver)

Date Public

2026-03-17 00:00

Credits

Judel777

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-4CH8-PRCH-6PRF

CVE-2026-56236 (GCVE-0-2026-56236)

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