CVE-2026-16751
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
Authorization Bypass in the emergency recovery approval component in Ente Technologies Ente Museum Server allows an authenticated attacker configured as a victim's emergency contact to bypass the configured recovery waiting period and take over the victim's account via a crafted `approve-recovery` API request.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.5
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-29 14:16:28.683000
Last modified
2026-10-23 23:10:00.157000
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"id": "CVE-2026-16751",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-07-29T14:16:28.683",
"lastModified": "2026-10-23T23:10:00.157",
"vulnStatus": "Deferred",
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
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"lang": "en",
"value": "Authorization Bypass in the emergency recovery approval component in Ente Technologies Ente Museum Server allows an authenticated attacker configured as a victim's emergency contact to bypass the configured recovery waiting period and take over the victim's account via a crafted `approve-recovery` API request."
},
{
"lang": "es",
"value": "Omisión de autorización en el componente de aprobación de recuperación de emergencia en el Servidor Ente Museum de Ente Technologies permite a un atacante autenticado configurado como contacto de emergencia de una víctima omitir el período de espera de recuperación configurado y tomar el control de la cuenta de la víctima a través de una solicitud API ’approve-recovery’ manipulada."
}
],
"affected": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
{
"vendor": "Ente",
"product": "Museum Server",
"versions": [
{
"version": "0",
"lessThanOrEqual": "2.0.34",
"versionType": "custom",
"status": "affected"
}
]
}
]
}
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"metrics": {
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"type": "Secondary",
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"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"baseScore": 6.5,
"baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"availabilityImpact": "NONE"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
"impactScore": 3.6
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"timestamp": "2026-07-30T13:39:12.881743Z",
"id": "CVE-2026-16751",
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"exploitation": "none"
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{
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"role": "CISA Coordinator",
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"references": [
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"url": "https://github.com/ente/ente/commit/4789ae67368c1f9ba7eb1a0e2c0588e4a9a55746",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/ente/ente/tree/v2.0.34",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://vokecyber.com/blog/cve-2026-16751-ente-emergency-recovery-bypass",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://vokecyber.com/research/cve-2026-16751-ente-emergency-recovery-bypass",
"source": "[email protected]"
}
]
}