PasswordPusher < 2.9.2 Passphrase Brute-Force via Unthrottled Endpoint
Priority HIGH 77CWE-307Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-307.
Summary
PasswordPusher before 2.9.2 contains a brute-force vulnerability in the POST /p/:token/access endpoint that lacks route-specific rate limiting and per-push lockout mechanisms. Attackers who know a push token can systematically guess passphrases at 120 attempts per minute without triggering any push-level defense, making short or dictionary-derived passphrases practically recoverable within hours or days.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00384 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed PasswordPusher (pglombardo): 2.9.2
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pglombardo | PasswordPusher | before 2.9.2 | 2.9.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- PasswordPusher Vendorpglombardo Affected before 2.9.2 Fixed in 2.9.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA PasswordPusher (pglombardo) Fixed in 2.9.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-61458
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w4jg-w96x-q3wh
References
More pglombardo vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-59933 PasswordPusher before 2.11.1 Race Condition View Limit Bypass CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-44522 PasswordPusher before v2.9.6 Authentication Bypass via Null Comparison CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2024-35309 Password Pusher's rate limiter can be bypassed by forging proxy headers CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2024-34877 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in PasswordPusher CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2024-37617 Password Pusher Allows Session Token Interception Leading to Potential Hijacking CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.7
Sources
- CVE-2026-61458 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-61458 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w4jg-w96x-q3wh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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