CVE-2026-100501

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 v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 4.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/pawelmalak/flame
https://github.com/pawelmalak/flame/blob/v2.4.0/.docker/Dockerfile#L28
https://github.com/pawelmalak/flame/blob/v2.4.0/controllers/auth/login.js#L11-L22
https://github.com/pawelmalak/flame/blob/v2.4.0/routes/auth.js#L7
https://github.com/pawelmalak/flame/issues/494
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/flame-through-2.4.0-brute-force-attack-via-login-endpoint

Configurations

No configuration.

History

25 Sep 2026, 22:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-09-25 22:17

Updated : 2026-10-05 15:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-100501

Mitre link : CVE-2026-100501

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-100501

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-307

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

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