CVE-2026-52744
CVE-2026-52744 — GoCD is vulnerable to authorization bypass via fetch artifact autosuggestion API
GoCD is a continuous deliver server. From 20.2.0 until 26.1.0, the internal GoCD UI fetch-artifact auto-suggestion API at /go/api/internal/pipelines/**/upstream does not adequately authorize access to upstream dependency data. An authenticated user can retrieve inter-pipeline dependency hierarchy details and user-defined pipeline, stage, job, and artifact plugin reference names that the user cannot otherwise view in the UI. The endpoint is read-only and does not permit modification of pipeline data. This issue is fixed in version 26.1.0.
Published Updated Sources: NVD, gocd (CNA), GitHub
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the scoring sources call it.
Exploitation
Unreported
no source claims exploitation
EPSS
Not scored
FIRST has not published a score
CVSS base
5.3
medium
Remediation
The vendor's own words where we have them.
Upgrade gocd to a fixed release. Apply vendor patches per advisory and restrict external exposure of the affected component until patched.
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record's own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found.
- Identify exposed assets running affected vendor/product/version combinations.
- Prioritize based on EPSS, PoC availability, and external exposure.
- Search available logs for exploit probes, errors, authentication anomalies, or suspicious child processes matching the vulnerability class.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and version as the advisories word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| gocd | gocd | >= 20.2.0, < 26.1.0 | Vulnerable |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Vector
Network
Privileges Req
Low
User Interaction
None
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3 | CVSS 4.0 | medium | — | — | gocd (CNA) |
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness & attack patterns
- CWE-862
Inferred from the weakness class — not observed against this CVE.
- T1211Exploitation for Defensive Evasion
- T1542.002Pre-OS Boot: Component Firmware
- T1556Modify Authentication Process
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not rules we have tested.
- Search application, proxy, and WAF logs for requests touching /go/api/internal/pipelines/**/upstream.
- Prioritize edge telemetry for network-reachable gocd.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first — with the readings a source repeats on a schedule counted underneath rather than listed.
- 2026
Added · CVSS 3.1 5.3 (AV:N)
Sep 23, 2026 · NVD
Initial · CVE published
Sep 23, 2026 · NVD
References
4 on the record
- github.com/gocd/gocd/commit/ce9602d7bb27dcb89bf8fc15eb859306cdc8995c
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- github.com/gocd/gocd/releases/tag/26.1.0
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- github.com/gocd/gocd/security/advisories/GHSA-mvpm-hmc9-2q8p
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- www.gocd.org/releases/#26-1-0
Vendor Advisory
Elsewhere on this site
- gocdevery CVE for this vendor
- Access Controlsame class
- CWE-862other pages naming this weakness
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record1
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2026-52744 is GoCD is vulnerable to authorization bypass via fetch artifact autosuggestion API, a medium vulnerability affecting gocd from gocd. The current evidence does not list it in CISA KEV, and the exploit status is: Active exploitation is not confirmed from current sources for CVE-2026-52744. Public exploit evidence is: A public PoC is not confirmed from current sources for CVE-2026-52744. The affected-version evidence is listed in the key facts and affected products tables. Defenders should first verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run those versions, then apply vendor patches or mitigations, restrict reachable attack surface, and preserve logs for detection review. CVSS 5.3 describes technical severity, while EPSS 0% helps estimate near-term exploit likelihood; neither replaces asset context. Unknown fields should remain explicit in tickets, and threat actor, IOC, victimology, or payload claims should not be added unless a cited source supports them. Monitor CISA KEV, vendor advisories, NVD changes, public PoC repositories, and internal telemetry for update triggers.