CVE-2022-4686
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in usememos/memos
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in GitHub repository usememos/memos prior to 0.9.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.6
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in usememos/memos
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in GitHub repository usememos/memos prior to 0.9.0.
- Record
CVE-2022-4686- CVSS 3.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-7526
8.6
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in GitHub repository usememos/memos prior to 0.9.0.
- Record
EUVD-2022-7526- CVSS 3.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-68gw-r2x5-7r5r
9.8
usememos/memos Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in GitHub repository usememos/memos prior to 0.9.0.
- Record
GHSA-68gw-r2x5-7r5r- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.8
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in GitHub repository usememos/memos prior to 0.9.0.
- Record
CVE-2022-4686- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
8.6
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in usememos/memos
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in GitHub repository usememos/memos prior to 0.9.0.
- Record
CVE-2022-4686- CVSS 3.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-68gw-r2x5-7r5r
9.8
usememos/memos Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in GitHub repository usememos/memos prior to 0.9.0.
- Record
GHSA-68gw-r2x5-7r5r- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2022-1215 No score
usememos/memos Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in github.com/usememos/memos
usememos/memos Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in github.com/usememos/memos
- Record
GO-2022-1215- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/usememos/memosGo |
before 0.9.0 | 0.9.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-4686 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Usememos Memos, published December 23, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.78%, the 56th percentile. Fixed in github.com/usememos/memos 0.9.0.
References
github.com/usememos/memos/commit/dca35bde877aab6e64ef51b52e590b5d48f692f9
huntr.dev/bounties/caa0b22c-501f-44eb-af65-65c315cd1637
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4686
github.com/advisories/GHSA-68gw-r2x5-7r5r
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/4xxx/CVE-2022-4686.json
github.com/usememos/memos