CVE-2026-16971: CWE-770 Allocation of resources without limits or throttling in dfir-iris iris-web
CVE-2026-16971 is a medium severity vulnerability in the dfir-iris iris-web application version 2.4.26. The vulnerability involves insufficient protection of the multi-factor authentication (MFA) validation process against brute-force attacks, classified under CWE-770 for allocation of resources without limits or throttling. This flaw could allow an attacker to attempt numerous MFA validation requests without effective rate limiting. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor. The vulnerability does not affect cloud services and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The IRIS web application version 2.4.26 has a vulnerability where its MFA validation mechanism lacks adequate throttling or resource allocation limits, enabling potential brute-force attacks. This is categorized as CWE-770, indicating that the application does not properly limit resource consumption during authentication attempts. The CVSS 3.1 score is 5.9 (medium), with network attack vector, high attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and high confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact. There is no vendor advisory or patch available at this time.
Potential Impact
An attacker could perform brute-force attempts against the MFA validation process, potentially compromising user accounts by bypassing multi-factor authentication protections. The confidentiality of user accounts is at risk, but integrity and availability are not impacted. No active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, consider implementing external rate limiting or monitoring mechanisms to detect and block brute-force attempts against MFA endpoints.
CVE-2026-16971: CWE-770 Allocation of resources without limits or throttling in dfir-iris iris-web
Description
CVE-2026-16971 is a medium severity vulnerability in the dfir-iris iris-web application version 2.4.26. The vulnerability involves insufficient protection of the multi-factor authentication (MFA) validation process against brute-force attacks, classified under CWE-770 for allocation of resources without limits or throttling. This flaw could allow an attacker to attempt numerous MFA validation requests without effective rate limiting. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor. The vulnerability does not affect cloud services and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.9medium
Affected software
dfir-iris
iris-web
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Technical Analysis
The IRIS web application version 2.4.26 has a vulnerability where its MFA validation mechanism lacks adequate throttling or resource allocation limits, enabling potential brute-force attacks. This is categorized as CWE-770, indicating that the application does not properly limit resource consumption during authentication attempts. The CVSS 3.1 score is 5.9 (medium), with network attack vector, high attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and high confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact. There is no vendor advisory or patch available at this time.
Potential Impact
An attacker could perform brute-force attempts against the MFA validation process, potentially compromising user accounts by bypassing multi-factor authentication protections. The confidentiality of user accounts is at risk, but integrity and availability are not impacted. No active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, consider implementing external rate limiting or monitoring mechanisms to detect and block brute-force attempts against MFA endpoints.
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
Threat ID: 6a6b22899c2644c7f8e40aa2
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 10:08:09 UTC
Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 17:59:39 UTC
Last updated: 09/13/2026, 22:01:32 UTC
Views: 62
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