# CVE-2026-126937: Zipline before 4.6.5 TOCTOU Race Condition via /api/setup

Status: published. Published: 2026-11-13. Updated: 2026-11-13.

Zipline before 4.6.5 contains a TOCTOU race condition in the POST /api/setup endpoint that allows unauthenticated attackers to create multiple SUPERADMIN accounts by racing concurrent requests before the firstSetup flag is reset. Attackers can send simultaneous requests with spoofed X-Forwarded-For headers during the argon2 hashing window to gain full administrative control of the instance.

## Remediation

No remediation reported in collected sources

## Affected products and versions

- diced / zipline: ≥ 0; < 4.6.5 (affected, semver); 4.6.5 (unaffected, semver). Source: CNA: VulnCheck

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 4.0: 9.2 (critical); CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N; source: CNA: VulnCheck

- CVSS 3.1: 8.1 (high); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H; source: CNA: VulnCheck

- CVSS 4.0: 9.2 (critical); CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X; source: NVD: disclosure@vulncheck.com

- CVSS 3.1: 8.1 (high); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H; source: NVD: disclosure@vulncheck.com

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 0.36% as of 2026-11-13; percentile 30.71%

- SSVC: exploitation none; automatable no; technical impact total; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: CWE-367

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://github.com/diced/zipline/security/advisories/GHSA-wgjv-p9mm-qw77 (CNA: VulnCheck; vendor-advisory)

- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zipline-before-4.6.5-toctou-race-condition-via-api-setup (CNA: VulnCheck; third-party-advisory)

- https://github.com/diced/zipline/security/advisories/GHSA-wgjv-p9mm-qw77 (disclosure@vulncheck.com)

- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zipline-before-4.6.5-toctou-race-condition-via-api-setup (disclosure@vulncheck.com)

## Provenance

- CNA: VulnCheck: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126937; retrieved 2026-11-13; source updated 2026-11-13

- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126937; retrieved 2026-11-13; source updated 2026-11-13

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-126937; retrieved 2026-11-13; source updated Not reported

Revision: da328e83b72418c56854bfcacf6da932d075cff1a67e5bac1a6350b145b4fcee

Canonical: https://y2.dev/cve/CVE-2026-126937

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