ShellCodeX vulnerability brief
CRITICAL
Received
CVE-2026-74878
openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 use an in-memory rate limiter for TOTP brute-force protection that is not shared across workers and is lost on server restart. Attackers can distribute authentication attempts across multiple server instances or retry immediately after a restart to bypass rate limiting protections.
Published 17 Aug 2026, 11:16 UTC
Last modified 17 Aug 2026, 11:16 UTC
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Attack profile
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Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Not assessed
Confidentiality
Not assessed
Integrity
Not assessed
Availability
Not assessed
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Affected products
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Weakness classification
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Source references
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