bluewave-labs Checkmate - User Enumeration via Differential HTTP Response in Password Recovery (CVE-2026-72588) | HOL Guard CVE

Medium · CVSS 5.3CVE-2026-72588

bluewave-labs Checkmate - User Enumeration via Differential HTTP Response in Password Recovery

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-72588 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in bluewave-labs Checkmate - User Enumeration via Differential HTTP Response in Password Recovery. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps bluewave-labs/Checkmate (generic), bluewave-labs/Checkmate (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Aug 10, 2026Updated Aug 28, 2026Source checked Sep 24, 2026First seen by HOL Aug 10, 2026Material review Aug 28, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Medium · CVSS 5.3
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 2 mapped packages or products
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 5.3. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps bluewave-labs/Checkmate (generic), bluewave-labs/Checkmate (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
bluewave-labs/Checkmategeneric	>=0 <2.1.0	2.1.0
bluewave-labs/Checkmategeneric	0	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for bluewave-labs/Checkmate, bluewave-labs/Checkmate.
Review the reported fix. Update bluewave-labs/Checkmate to 2.1.0 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Aug 10, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Aug 28, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Aug 10, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

GitHub security advisorygithub.com

Upstream source description

A user enumeration vulnerability in bluewave-labs/Checkmate through 2.1.0 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to determine whether a given email address is registered. The POST /api/v1/auth/recovery/request endpoint returns HTTP 200 for registered email addresses and a different status code for unregistered ones, enabling attackers to enumerate valid user accounts.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.