RELATE: Predictable Token Generation in auth.py and exam.py
Priority LOW 37CWE-330Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
RELATE is a web-based courseware package. Prior to commit 2f68e16, RELATE is vulnerable to predictable token generation in auth.py's make_sign_in_key() function and exam.py's gen_ticket_code() function. This issue has been patched via commit 2f68e16.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00264 18th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed relate (inducer): 2f68e16cd3b96d25c188c1aa3f7e13cdb15cdaeb
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| inducer | relate | before 2f68e16cd3b96d25c188c1aa3f7e13cdb15cdaeb | 2f68e16cd3b96d25c188c1aa3f7e13cdb15cdaeb | Patch available | CNA |
- relate Vendorinducer Affected before 2f68e16cd3b96d25c188c1aa3f7e13cdb15cdaeb Fixed in 2f68e16cd3b96d25c188c1aa3f7e13cdb15cdaeb Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA relate (inducer) Fixed in 2f68e16cd3b96d25c188c1aa3f7e13cdb15cdaeb
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-41505
References
More inducer vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-34751 RELATE Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) via Insecure Celery Pickle Deserialization CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2024-21319 Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) vulnerability in inducer relate before v.2024.1… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-21317 Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) vulnerability in inducer relate before v.2024.1… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.0
- TI-2024-21320 An issue in inducer relate before v.2024.1 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-30141 RELATE: Timing Attack Vulnerability in course/auth.py — check_sign_in_key() CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2026-30518 RELATE Vulnerable to Stored XSS via Unprivileged User Profile CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
Sources
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