CVE-2026-56247 Capgo - Privilege Escalation via Cross-Scope RBAC Role Assignment

High 8.7 Published Updated

Capgo allows org admins to assign incompatible high-privilege roles to low-privilege users, enabling unauthorized privileged actions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2026-56247?

CVE-2026-56247 is a high-severity vulnerability in Capgo, published on 30 Jun 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Capgo before 12.128.2 allows org admins to assign org-scoped RBAC roles at app scope without validating role scope compatibility, including to pending invitees. Attackers can pre-seed malformed high-privilege bindings that survive invite acceptance, enabling accepted low-privilege users to perform unauthorized privileged app actions.

Weakness: CWE-266

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-56247?

How do I fix CVE-2026-56247?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-56247 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-56247 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-56247 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-55q2-p3m2-x66x, GHSA-j363-jrwq-xw9c.

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