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GHSA-V24W-QP6P-4WJW

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-10 15:31 – Updated: 2026-07-10 15:31

Details

In @capgo/capacitor-updater (Cap-go/capgo) before 12.128.2, the end-to-end encryption scheme distributes the private key to each device that downloads the app. Because the public key can be derived from the private key, an attacker performing a man-in-the-middle attack or compromising the Capgo server can create a validly signed update bundle and cause devices to install an update not produced by the original app maker.

Severity

7.0 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L

8.3 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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  "id": "GHSA-v24w-qp6p-4wjw",
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CVE-2026-56254 (GCVE-0-2026-56254)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-10 13:57 – Updated: 2026-07-10 15:17

Title

capacitor-updater - End-to-End Encryption Bypass via Private Key Distribution

Summary

Severity

8.3 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

7 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-320 - Key Management Errors

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/Cap-go/capgo/security/advisori…	vendor-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/capacitor-up…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
capacitor-updater	capacitor-updater	Affected: 0 , < 12.128.2 (semver) Unaffected: 12.128.2 (semver)

Date Public

2026-02-10 00:00

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GHSA-V24W-QP6P-4WJW

CVE-2026-56254 (GCVE-0-2026-56254)

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