# CVE-2026-33638: Ech0 authenticated user-list exposed data via public \`/api/allusers\` endpoint

- Also known as: GO-2026-4838, GHSA-M983-7426-5HRJ
- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.2.0, 1.4.8-0.20260322121226-acbf1fd71011
- Published: 2026-03-26 · Updated: 2026-03-27

## Affected

- lin-snow Ech0: fixed in 4.2.0
- github.com/lin-snow/ech0 (Go): fixed in 1.4.8-0.20260322121226-acbf1fd71011

## Description

Ech0 is an open-source, self-hosted publishing platform for personal idea sharing. Prior to version 4.2.0, `GET /api/allusers` is mounted as a public endpoint and returns user records without authentication. This allows remote unauthenticated user enumeration and exposure of user profile metadata. A fix is available in v4.2.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on lin-snow Ech0, github.com/lin-snow/ech0, upgrade to a fixed version (4.2.0, 1.4.8-0.20260322121226-acbf1fd71011) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/lin-snow/Ech0/security/advisories/GHSA-m983-7426-5hrj
- https://github.com/lin-snow/Ech0/commit/acbf1fd71011e6b9e1e6a911128056a19862f681
- https://github.com/lin-snow/Ech0/releases/tag/v4.2.0

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