Rate-limit Bypass in zenml-io/zenml
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-290.
Summary
A vulnerability in zenml-io/zenml versions 0.57.0 through 0.94.2 allows an attacker to bypass rate-limiting on the `POST /api/v1/login` and self password-change endpoints by rotating the `X-Forwarded-For` header. The rate limiter keys requests by `request.client.host`, which is derived from the `X-Forwarded-For` header when Uvicorn is launched with `--proxy-headers --forwarded-allow-ips *`. This configuration allows clients to control the value of `request.client.host`, effectively bypassing rate-limiting protections. This vulnerability leaves the affected endpoints open to unthrottled credential guessing attacks.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA zenml-io/zenml (zenml-io) Fixed in 0.95.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-11922
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4vf6-f9c7-q6rp
References
More zenml-io vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-16924 ZenML Server in the ZenML machine learning package before 0.46.7 for Python allows remote… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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- TI-2024-08664 Denial of Service (DoS) via Multipart Boundary in zenml-io/zenml CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-04355 Insufficient Session Expiration in zenml-io/zenml CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-07692 Path Traversal in zenml-io/zenml CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-01894 Improper Authorization in zenml-io/zenml CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-11922 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-11922 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4vf6-f9c7-q6rp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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