What is CVE-2026-56782?

CVE-2026-56782 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gorse-io Gorse, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-06-29.

How severe is CVE-2026-56782?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Gorse-io Gorse

CVE-2026-56782

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 confi…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Gorse-io Gorse — versions 0, 0.5.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (patch)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (technical-description)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (issue-tracking)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-56782?: CVE-2026-56782 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gorse-io Gorse, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-06-29.
How severe is CVE-2026-56782?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.