---
id: CVE-2026-97737
title: >-
  In Wakapi before 2.17.6, the user caching service allows a lookup to be
  resolved in an unintended lookup context, leading to account takeover.
summary: >-
  In Wakapi before 2.17.6, the user caching service allows a lookup to be
  resolved in an unintended lookup context, leading to account takeover.
severity: high
cvss: 7.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-843
vendor: muety
product: Wakapi
affected:
  - Wakapi < 2.17.6
published: '2026-09-25'
updated: '2026-09-25'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-25T16:17:31.263'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97737'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/muety/wakapi/commit/ce91eac2c2d9b29a00873554d2ecef76f10b9087
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://github.com/muety/wakapi/releases/tag/2.17.6'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://github.com/muety/wakapi/security/advisories/GHSA-x48w-3rq3-w2pq'
    label: cve@mitre.org
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00266
epssPercentile: 0.1674
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-25T15:26:53.957707Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-25T04:59:31.584Z'
---

## Overview

In Wakapi before 2.17.6, the user caching service allows a lookup to be resolved in an unintended lookup context, leading to account takeover.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.