TI-2026-64669 Aliases CVE-2026-100501 GHSA-r7p3-q524-5mc7

Flame through 2.4.0 Brute-Force Attack via Login Endpoint

LOW 36CWE-307Published 2026-09-25 · Updated 2026-10-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: High
Attack requirements: Present
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · High · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-307.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00292 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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
pawelmalak	flame	up to 2.4.0	—	No fix listed	CNA

flame Vendorpawelmalak Affected up to 2.4.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-100501
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r7p3-q524-5mc7
2026-10-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Other 5

TI-2026-64667 Flame through 2.4.0 Information Exposure via GET /api/config CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
TI-2026-64670 Flame through 2.4.0 Admin Token Insufficient Session Expiration CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.9

Sources

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