# CVE-2026-56225: Capgo authorization bypass in API key management handlers

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-56225-capgo-authorization-bypass-in-api-key-management-handlers  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-06-23. Updated: 2026-06-23  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-56225 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.3 · Published 2026-06-23

Capgo, a platform for managing app updates and deployments, contained a security flaw in how it handles API keys. An attacker with a restricted API key (limited to a specific app) could bypass security boundaries to view, modify, or delete other API keys belonging to the same account. This could lead to unauthorized access to other applications or a complete takeover of the account's management credentials.

Technologies: [Capgo](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/capgo). Vendors: [Capgo](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/capgo).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-56225 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-56225 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-56225?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.3, published 23 June 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Capgo < 12.128.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-56225?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-56225 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-56225?** Check whether you run Capgo at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

An authorization bypass exists in Capgo's public API key management handlers (GET, PUT, POST, DELETE) due to improper scope validation. While the system checks for organization-level restrictions (limited_to_orgs), it fails to enforce app-level restrictions (limited_to_apps) for keys created with 'mode=all'. A remote attacker with low privileges (possessing an app-scoped API key) can enumerate, update, or delete sibling API keys belonging to the same account but associated with different applications. This allows for privilege escalation and tampering with account-level credentials. The issue is resolved in version 12.128.2.

## Affected products

- Capgo Capgo < 12.128.2

## Timeline

- 2026-05-07: advisory: GitHub Security Advisory published
- 2026-06-23: disclosed: NVD publication date

## References

- [https://github.com/Cap-go/capgo/security/advisories/GHSA-hwc7-j2p6-43xp](https://github.com/Cap-go/capgo/security/advisories/GHSA-hwc7-j2p6-43xp)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/capgo-authorization-bypass-in-api-key-management-via-app-limited-keys](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/capgo-authorization-bypass-in-api-key-management-via-app-limited-keys)

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