# CVE-2026-14177: User Enumeration via Password Reset in IKAS Technology Inc.'s ikas E-Commerce Infrastructure

> Attackers can enumerate valid user accounts by observing response discrepancies during password reset requests in the ikas E-Commerce Infrastructure.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 16 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-588c-f9g3-jq5c

## What is CVE-2026-14177?

CVE-2026-14177 is a high-severity vulnerability in ikas E-Commerce Infrastructure, published on 16 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Observable response discrepancy vulnerability in IKAS Technology Inc. Ikas E-Commerce Infrastructure allows Account Footprinting.

This issue affects ikas E-Commerce Infrastructure: through 2026-07-13.

Weakness: CWE-204 (Observable Response Discrepancy)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14177?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-14177?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-14177 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-14177 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-14177 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-14177 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-14177 is a high-severity vulnerability in ikas E-Commerce Infrastructure, published on 16 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-14177 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ikas E-Commerce Infrastructure. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14177/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14177/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-14177
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14177
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-14177

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