CVE-2025-59826
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Publication date: 2025-09-23

Last updated on: 2025-10-08

Assigner: GitHub, Inc.

Description
Flag Forge is a Capture The Flag (CTF) platform. In version 2.1.0, non-admin users can create arbitrary challenges, potentially introducing malicious, incorrect, or misleading content. This issue has been patched in version 2.2.0.
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Published
2025-09-23
Last Modified
2025-10-08
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2026-06-16
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2025-09-23
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-59826
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Vendor Product Version / Range
flagforge flagforge 2.1.0
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CWE ID Description
CWE-862 The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
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Executive Summary

In Flag Forge version 2.1.0, non-admin users were able to create arbitrary challenges on the platform. This means they could introduce malicious, incorrect, or misleading content. This vulnerability was fixed in version 2.2.0.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can impact you by allowing non-admin users to add harmful or misleading challenges to the platform, which could compromise the integrity and trustworthiness of the content. It may also lead to misinformation or potential security risks for users interacting with those challenges.

Mitigation Strategies

Upgrade Flag Forge to version 2.2.0 or later, as this version contains the patch that fixes the vulnerability allowing non-admin users to create arbitrary challenges.

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