CVE-2026-82269: Gophish Account Lockout and Forced Password Change Bypassable via API Key

Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-08-28 · updated 2026-09-23
Weakness: CWE-288

Description

Gophish through 0.12.1 fails to enforce account lockout and password change requirements in the API authentication middleware. Attackers with valid API keys can bypass these security controls and retain full API access even when their account is locked or password change is required.

Affected products

gophish: through 0.12.1

References

https://github.com/gophish/gophish
https://github.com/gophish/gophish/blob/95618469799295e2c0fec980805a2dfbb818816b/middleware/middleware.go
https://github.com/gophish/gophish/issues/9440
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gophish-account-lockout-and-forced-password-change-bypassable-via-api-key
https://github.com/gophish/gophish/issues/9440

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