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 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.

CVSS 4.0

9.3CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

3.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 89% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-306

Published

2026-06-29

Modified

2026-10-25

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-25

References

• https://github.com/gorse-io/gorse/commit/19fdcbb309fb5b609e9cc3eb10c74885b5b27da9
• https://github.com/gorse-io/gorse/issues/1292
• https://github.com/gorse-io/gorse/pull/1293
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gorse-unauthenticated-database-dump-and-restore-via-api-dump-and-api-restore-endpoints

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