CVE-2026-100501: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in pawelmalak flame
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.
CVE-2026-100501: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in pawelmalak flame
Description
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 v4.0
Score 8.3high
Affected software
pawelmalak
flame
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulnCheck
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-25T21:39:02.327Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ab6f6acf7a7c541065ec4e0
Added to database: 09/25/2026, 22:33:16 UTC
Last updated: 09/25/2026, 22:33:16 UTC
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