Capgo before 12.128.2 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the channel creation endpoint that allows authenticated users to overwrite existing channels by reusing their names. Attackers with app.create_channel permission can exploit a logic mismatch between existence validation and upsert operations to reassign channel ownership and modify critical production channel configurations.
CVE-2026-56249
Score 7.6 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-01. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.6; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.6
- EG Score
- 7.6(high)
- EG Risk
- 39(Track)EG Risk 39/100SSVC: 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 computedSeverity76% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS
- 17.3%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 1, 2026
Last Modified
July 1, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Jul 3, 2026Unauthorized channel overwrite and ownership takeover via POST /channel name collision · Advisory · Cap-go/capgo · GitHub
https://github.com/Cap-go/capgo/security/advisories/GHSA-vj24-j594-3wv3Capgo - Unauthorized Channel Overwrite and Ownership Takeover via POST /channel Name Collision | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/capgo-unauthorized-channel-overwrite-and-ownership-takeover-via-post-channel-name-collisionVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-56249(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)
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- 2026-07-02 01:21 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 7.2
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