---
id: CVE-2026-56251
title: Capgo - Privilege Escalation via Broken Row Level Security in org_users
summary: >-
  Capgo before 12.128.2 contains a broken row level security policy in the
  org_users table that allows authenticated users to elevate privileges from
  admin to super_admin. Attackers can exploit the insufficient RLS enforcement
  to gain unau…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-266
vendor: Capgo
product: Capgo
affected:
  - Capgo < 12.128.2
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-06-22T13:18:52.617753Z'
published: '2026-06-21'
updated: '2026-11-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-08T14:05:43.652Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-56251'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/Cap-go/capgo/security/advisories/GHSA-9xqh-f26v-9c9h'
    label: GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-9xqh-f26v-9c9h)
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/capgo-privilege-escalation-via-broken-row-level-security-in-org-users
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: Capgo - Privilege Escalation via Broken Row Level
      Security in org_users
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00443
epssPercentile: 0.38798
ingestedAt: '2026-11-08T14:51:22.364Z'
---

## Overview

Capgo before 12.128.2 contains a broken row level security policy in the org_users table that allows authenticated users to elevate privileges from admin to super_admin. Attackers can exploit the insufficient RLS enforcement to gain unauthorized super_admin access and compromise system security.

## Affected

- `Capgo < 12.128.2`

## Remediation

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