Vulnerability in Caido

CVE-2026-24853

Caido is a web security auditing toolkit. Prior to 0.55.0, Caido blocks non whitelisted domains to reach out through the 8080 port, and shows Host/IP is not allowed to connect to Caido on all endpoints. But this is bypassable by injecting a X-Forwarded-Host: 127.0.0.1:8080 header. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.55.0.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (18.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 18.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-24853: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Caido — versions < 0.55.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-24853?
CVE-2026-24853 is a high-severity vulnerability in Caido, classified under Authentication Bypass by Spoofing. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-02-13.
How severe is CVE-2026-24853?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.