Ente Museum Server Authorization Bypass Vulnerability
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-16751 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | certcc |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-07-29 14:16:28 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-07-30 19:11:24 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.5 MEDIUM from ADP
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS: 0.002950000 probability, percentile 0.218090000 (date 2026-08-03)
Problem Types: CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization | CWE-778 Insufficient Logging
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | ADP | DECLARED | 6.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| 3.1 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | Secondary | 6.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
HighAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Ente | Museum Server | affected 2.0.34 custom | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| vokecyber.com/blog/cve-2026-16751-ente-emergency-recovery-bypass | [email protected] | vokecyber.com | |
| github.com/ente/ente/tree/v2.0.34 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| vokecyber.com/research/cve-2026-16751-ente-emergency-recovery-bypass | [email protected] | vokecyber.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
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