Vulnerability in Bluewave-Labs Checkmate

CVE-2026-72588

A user enumeration vulnerability in bluewave-labs/Checkmate through 2.1.0 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to determine whether a given email address is registered. The POST /api/v1/auth/recovery/request endpoint returns HTTP 200 for registered email addresses and a different status code for unregistered ones, enabling attackers to enumerate valid user accounts.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (33.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 33.6% 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-2026-72588: held from 0.003 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.002

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Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-72588?
CVE-2026-72588 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bluewave-Labs Checkmate, classified under Observable Response Discrepancy. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-08-10.
How severe is CVE-2026-72588?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.