What is CVE-2026-16751?

CVE-2026-16751 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ente Museum Server, classified under CWE-863 INCORRECT AUTHORIZATION. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-07-29.

How severe is CVE-2026-16751?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ente Museum Server

CVE-2026-16751

Authorization Bypass in the emergency recovery approval component in Ente Technologies Ente Museum Server allows an authenticated attacker configured as a victim's emergency contact to bypass the configured recovery waiting period and take over the victim's account via a crafted `approve-recovery` API request.

EPSS: 0.003 (21.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Ente Museum Server — versions 0

References

cret@cert.org
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cret@cert.org

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-16751?: CVE-2026-16751 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ente Museum Server, classified under CWE-863 INCORRECT AUTHORIZATION. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-07-29.
How severe is CVE-2026-16751?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.