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CVE-2026-71205: dgtlmoon changedetection.io · Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Affects dgtlmoon changedetection.ioSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026, 22:58 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 18% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 5 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: evidence found.

    Public exploit code: GitHub proofs of concept

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), GitHub proofs of concept, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 3 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
dgtlmoonchangedetection.ioAffected
  • =0.55.7
Fixed in–
GitHubdgtlmoon/changedetection.iopkg:github/dgtlmoon/changedetection.ioOther threatsAffected
  • =0.55.7
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Users should monitor the vendor's advisory channels for updates. Until a fix is released, consider implementing external protections such as web application firewalls (WAF) with rate limiting rules or reverse proxies that can throttle repeated login attempts. Avoid relying solely on the application to prevent brute-force attacks.

Description

changedetection.io's /login route checks the submitted password against a single PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA256 hash with no per-IP or per-session rate limiting, failed-attempt counter, or lockout (no rate-limiting library is present in requirements.txt).

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