CVE-2026-56331
Capgo - Improper Error Handling in Accept Invitation Endpoint via Invalid Magic String
Capgo before 12.128.2 contains improper error handling in the /private/accept_invitation endpoint that returns HTTP 500 instead of safe 4xx errors when magic_invite_string is invalid. Attackers can trigger this vulnerability using only the public key by submitting malformed magic_invite_string values to cause server errors and leak internal processing details.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Capgo - Improper Error Handling in Accept Invitation Endpoint via Invalid Magic String
Capgo before 12.128.2 contains improper error handling in the /private/accept_invitation endpoint that returns HTTP 500 instead of safe 4xx errors when magic_invite_string is invalid. Attackers can trigger this vulnerability using only the public key by submitting malformed magic_invite_string values to cause server errors and leak internal processing details.
- Record
CVE-2026-56331- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-209
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-40440
Capgo before 12.128.2 contains improper error handling in the /private/accept_invitation endpoint that returns HTTP 500 instead of safe 4xx errors when magic_invite_string is invalid. Attackers can trigger this vulnerability using only the public key by submitting malformed magic_invite_string values to cause server errors and leak internal processing details.
- Record
EUVD-2026-40440- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-994r-m5r3-f3p9
Capgo before 12.128.2 contains improper error handling in the /private/accept_invitation endpoint...
Capgo before 12.128.2 contains improper error handling in the /private/accept_invitation endpoint that returns HTTP 500 instead of safe 4xx errors when magic_invite_string is invalid. Attackers can trigger this vulnerability using only the public key by submitting malformed magic_invite_string values to cause server errors and leak internal processing details.
- Record
GHSA-994r-m5r3-f3p9- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-209
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Capgo before 12.128.2 contains improper error handling in the /private/accept_invitation endpoint that returns HTTP 500 instead of safe 4xx errors when magic_invite_string is invalid. Attackers can trigger this vulnerability using only the public key by submitting malformed magic_invite_string values to cause server errors and leak internal processing details.
- Record
CVE-2026-56331- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-209
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Capgo - Improper Error Handling in Accept Invitation Endpoint via Invalid Magic String
Capgo before 12.128.2 contains improper error handling in the /private/accept_invitation endpoint that returns HTTP 500 instead of safe 4xx errors when magic_invite_string is invalid. Attackers can trigger this vulnerability using only the public key by submitting malformed magic_invite_string values to cause server errors and leak internal processing details.
- Record
CVE-2026-56331- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-209
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-56331 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Cap-go Capgo, published June 30, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/Cap-go/capgo/security/advisories/GHSA-34p8-fh3m-376x
vulncheck.com/advisories/capgo-improper-error-handling-in-accept-invitation-endpoint-via-invalid-magic-string
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56331