High severity · published Jun 12, 2026
CVE-2026-53981
Cap-go < v12.128.2 Account Takeover via Unauthenticated Email Change Mechanism
7.6
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Cap-go prior to 12.128.2 contains an account takeover vulnerability in its email change mechanism that allows an attacker with temporary authenticated session access to change the registered email address without re-authentication such as password or MFA verification. Attackers can redirect verification to an attacker-controlled email address and subsequently perform a password reset to permanently take over the victim's account.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 19% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CA
Cap-go · Cap-go
before 12.128.2 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53981
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53981
github.com
https://github.com/Cap-go/capgo/commit/6685e5f11adef257bf3d085e481f4d8ebcec602e
github.com
https://github.com/Cap-go/capgo/security/advisories/GHSA-w56g-jv78-hf79
www.vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cap-go-account-takeover-via-unauthenticated-email-change-mechanism
