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CVE-2026-16971: CWE-770 Allocation of resources without limits or throttling in dfir-iris iris-web

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-16971cvecve-2026-16971cwe-770
Published: 07/30/2026 (07/30/2026, 09:43:51 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: dfir-iris
Product: iris-web

Description

CVE-2026-16971 is a medium severity vulnerability in the dfir-iris iris-web application version 2.4.26. The issue involves the lack of protection for multi-factor authentication (MFA) validation against brute-force attacks, related to allocation of resources without limits or throttling (CWE-770). This could allow an attacker to repeatedly attempt MFA validation without restriction. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor.

CVSS v3.1

Score 5.9medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected software

GitHub Actionsmore threats →ai
sbaresearch/iris-web
pkg:github/sbaresearch/iris-web
Affected versions
=2.4.26

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 07/30/2026, 10:23:53 UTC

Technical Analysis

The IRIS web application version 2.4.26 suffers from a vulnerability where its MFA validation mechanism does not implement limits or throttling to prevent brute-force attacks. This is classified under CWE-770, indicating allocation of resources without limits or throttling. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.9, reflecting medium severity with network attack vector, high attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and high confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact. No patch or official remediation has been disclosed as of the publication date.

Potential Impact

An attacker can perform brute-force attempts against the MFA validation process, potentially allowing unauthorized access to sensitive information protected by MFA. The confidentiality of the system is at risk, but integrity and availability are not impacted according to the CVSS vector. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, consider implementing external rate limiting or throttling on MFA validation attempts as a temporary mitigation to reduce brute-force risk.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
sba-research
Date Reserved
2026-07-24T08:24:42.942Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 6a6b22899c2644c7f8e40aa2

Added to database: 07/30/2026, 10:08:09 UTC

Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 10:23:53 UTC

Last updated: 07/30/2026, 10:55:34 UTC

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