CVE-2026-16751
Ente Museum Server Authorization Bypass Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
July 29, 2026, 2:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 29, 2026, 2:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-16751
vulnerability.
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No affected product recoded yet
Solution
- Validate API request authorization checks.
- Enforce recovery waiting period strictly.
- Review emergency contact privileges.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jul. 29, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'Ente', 'product': 'Museum Server', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'versionType': 'custom', 'lessThanOrEqual': '2.0.34'}]}] Added 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. Added Reference https://github.com/ente/ente/tree/v2.0.34 Added Reference https://vokecyber.com/blog/cve-2026-16751-ente-emergency-recovery-bypass Added Reference https://vokecyber.com/research/cve-2026-16751-ente-emergency-recovery-bypass