---
id: CVE-2026-56080
title: Cap-go - Authentication Logic Flaw in Enforce Password Policy
summary: >-
  Capgo before 12.128.2 contains a flaw in the Enforce Password Policy feature:
  after a Super Admin enables the policy and successfully changes their password
  to a compliant one, the backend does not update the password-compliance state.
  A…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.9
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-287
vendor: Cap-go
product: capgo
affected:
  - capgo < 12.128.2
ssvc:
  exploitation: poc
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-06-24T17:50:30.610648Z'
exploitAvailable: true
published: '2026-06-19'
updated: '2026-11-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-08T14:05:28.719Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-56080'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/Cap-go/capgo/security/advisories/GHSA-78rv-3cqj-36xq'
    label: GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-78rv-3cqj-36xq)
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cap-go-authentication-logic-flaw-in-enforce-password-policy
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: Cap-go - Authentication Logic Flaw in Enforce Password
      Policy
tags:
  - cve.org
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.0036
epssPercentile: 0.30044
ingestedAt: '2026-11-08T14:51:22.372Z'
---

## Overview

Capgo before 12.128.2 contains a flaw in the Enforce Password Policy feature: after a Super Admin enables the policy and successfully changes their password to a compliant one, the backend does not update the password-compliance state. As a result, the backend continues to treat the account as non-compliant and repeatedly forces password-reset prompts, permanently locking the Super Admin out of organization access (organization lockout / denial of service) despite valid authentication.

## Affected

- `capgo < 12.128.2`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.