Flame through 2.4.0 Brute-Force Attack via Login Endpoint
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.
Evidence and details
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Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-100501
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Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- Prerequisites
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- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-100501
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Publisher severity
high
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics