---
id: "CVE-2026-126801"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-126801"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-126801"]
title: "Rote: authorization bypass lets users take over other accounts"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: [{"name": "Rote", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["oauth", "other", "rote", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["oauth-disabled", "outside-version-range"]
published_at: "2026-11-11T21:16:43+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-11T21:29:08+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-11T21:30:36+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126801", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-11T21:29:08+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Rote: authorization bypass lets users take over other accounts

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-126801 (this .md is for agents)

Rote versions 1.2.0 through 2.6.0 have an authorization bypass in the OAuth bind/merge endpoint. An authenticated user can merge any OAuth-linked account into their own, gaining its notes, attachments and API keys and deleting the victim account.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:Rote affected range not listed fixed no fixed version listed

## How to check

- Check the installed Rote version against the range `1.2.0` through `2.6.0`

## Fix

- Move to a version after `2.6.0`; the exact fixed version is unknown from the sources
- A patch is linked from the advisory sources

## Timeline

- 2026-11-11T21:29:08+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126801

## Documents

- [advisory] Third-party advisory: www.vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rote-1.2.0-through-2.6.0-account-takeover-via-oauth-account-merge-endpoint
- [fix] Patch: github.com https://github.com/Rabithua/Rote/commit/865d69fceb9c1f1a0d30923fae7cef072a38b22b

## From the sources

Rote 1.2.0 through 2.6.0 contains an authorization bypass in the OAuth bind/merge endpoint that allows authenticated users to merge any OAuth-bound account into their own. Attackers can submit a public existingUserId and GitHub or Apple user ID to take over notes, attachments, and API keys and delete the victim account.

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