CVE-2026-97737 Auth bypass in Wakapi
An attacker can achieve account takeover by exploiting an unintended lookup context in the user caching service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-97737?
CVE-2026-97737 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in muety Wakapi, published on 25 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Wakapi before 2.17.6, the user caching service allows a lookup to be resolved in an unintended lookup context, leading to account takeover.
Weakness: CWE-843
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-97737?
How do I fix CVE-2026-97737?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-97737 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2026-97737 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-97737 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9786-jc2r-f539, GHSA-x48w-3rq3-w2pq.