CVE-2026-16751 (GCVE-0-2026-16751)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-29 13:16 – Updated: 2026-08-27 15:35
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Ente Museum Server Authorization Bypass Vulnerability
Summary
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
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-07-30 13:39 UTC
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ente | Museum Server |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.0.34
(custom)
|
guessed |
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