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CVE-2026-56782: gorse · Missing Authentication

Affects gorseSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · public detection template (Nuclei) · CVSS 9.3 Critical : upgrade to 0.5.10 as a priority.

Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 03:49 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
9.3Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 4.09.3
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 3.19.8
EPSS
3.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 89% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 0.5.10
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 29 Jun 2026

  2. Weaponized: evidence found.

    Public exploit code: GitHub proofs of concept

  3. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  4. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), GitHub proofs of concept, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade gorse to 0.5.10.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
gorse-iogorseAffected
  • <0.5.10
Fixed in
  • 0.5.10
GitHubgorsepkg:github/gorseOther threatsAffected
  • <0.5.10
Fixed in
  • 0.5.10

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AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, users should ensure the admin_api_key configuration is set to a strong, non-empty value to prevent unauthorized access to the /api/dump and /api/restore endpoints. Restrict network access to these endpoints to trusted administrators only.

Description

Gorse before 0.5.10 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the /api/dump and /api/restore endpoints that allows unauthenticated attackers to access protected functionality when admin_api_key is empty, which is the default configuration. Remote attackers can exfiltrate the entire database including user records, items, and feedback data containing personally identifiable information, or completely overwrite the dataset without authentication.

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