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.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
gophish gophish unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected ≤ 0.12.1

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Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/gophish/gophish cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/gophish/gophish/blob/95618469799295e2c0fec980805a2dfbb818816b/middleware/middleware.go cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/gophish/gophish/issues/9440 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gophish-account-lockout-and-forced-password-change-bypassable-via-api-key cve-icon cve-icon
History

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 22:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:45:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Gophish Account Lockout and Forced Password Change Bypassable via API Key
First Time appeared Getgophish
Getgophish gophish
Weaknesses CWE-288
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:getgophish:gophish:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Getgophish
Getgophish gophish
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-28T20:29:19.133Z

Reserved: 2026-08-28T11:12:38.112Z

Link: CVE-2026-82269

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-28T20:28:58.488Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-28T20:20:17.650

Modified: 2026-08-28T22:16:55.857

Link: CVE-2026-82269

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-28T22:30:17Z

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