CVE-2026-100501Flame through 2.4.0 Brute-Force Attack via Login Endpoint
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Flame through 2.4.0 contains an improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability in the POST /api/auth login endpoint that allows unauthenticated attackers to brute-force the admin password. Attackers can submit unlimited password guesses without rate limiting, attempt counters, lockouts, or delays to gain full administrator access and modify application configuration.
- CVSS
- 6.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-307
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Oct 5, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
pawelmalak flame pawelmalak:flame (from the name) | through 2.4.0 | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/pawelmalak/flame/issues/494issue-tracking
- https://github.com/pawelmalak/flame/blob/v2.4.0/routes/auth.js#L7technical-description
- https://github.com/pawelmalak/flame/blob/v2.4.0/controllers/auth/login.js#L11-L22technical-description
- https://github.com/pawelmalak/flame/blob/v2.4.0/.docker/Dockerfile#L28technical-description
- https://github.com/pawelmalak/flameproduct
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/flame-through-2.4.0-brute-force-attack-via-login-endpointthird-party-advisory
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