Capgo - EXIF Metadata Exposure via Image Upload

published 2026-06-20 4 mo ago modified 2026-11-08 26 h ago also EUVD-2026-38114

cvss: 5.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 28%
public exploits: 0; none known

Capgo before 12.128.2 fails to strip EXIF metadata including GPS geolocation data from uploaded images, allowing information disclosure. Attackers can download uploaded images and extract precise latitude and longitude coordinates revealing user physical location at capture time.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Capgo Capgo 12.128.2

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 4 mo ago (2026-06-23)

Exploit prediction

0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/Cap-go/capgo/security/advisories/GHSA-c5w9-886p-9j2x referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	4.0	6.9	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CNA	3.1	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CNA	4.0	6.9	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Affected products

Capgo Capgo

Classification

Weakness

CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

github.com /Cap-go/capgo/security/advisories/GHSA-c5w9-886p-9j2x
vendor-advisory, exploit
vulncheck.com /advisories/capgo-exif-metadata-exposure-via-image-upload
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-56218
NVD CVE-2026-56218

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Summary