Gorse - Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-56782)

CVE-2026-56782 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Gorse versions before 0.5.10, affecting the /api/dump and /api/restore endpoints when the default empty admin_api_key configuration is used. Unauthenticated remote attackers can exfiltrate the entire database, including personally identifiable user, item, and feedback data, or overwrite datasets, potentially causing data breaches, integrity loss, and service disruption.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 23rd of July 2026.

CrowdSec has not observed any significant exploitation activity targeting CVE-2026-56782 across its network. As a result, no community-driven trend analysis is available for this vulnerability at this time.

Attackers target the Gorse /api/dump endpoint to bypass authentication and retrieve the database when the admin_api_key is empty. Exploitation typically follows identification of a Gorse instance through the root page and uses an unauthenticated GET request that returns an octet-stream database dump.