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Capgo CLI - Arbitrary File Overwrite via Symlink-Following in Local Credential Operations

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

Capgo CLI before 12.128.2 contains arbitrary file overwrite vulnerabilities in login and build credentials operations that follow symlinks without validation. Attackers can create malicious symlinks in repositories to overwrite arbitrary files or expose credentials with world-readable permissions when developers run the CLI.

Announced Source revision 1
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CVE-2026-56236

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-56236

cli

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

Affected versions
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Prerequisites
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Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

[
  {
    "vendor": "capgo",
    "product": "cli",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "lessThan": "12.128.2",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "status": "unaffected",
        "version": "12.128.2",
        "versionType": "semver"
      }
    ],
    "packageURL": "pkg:npm/%40capgo/cli",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]
Related CVEs
CVE-2026-56236

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Publisher severity

medium

Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics

Event
#12756 · Revision 1
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