HIGH 8.3 NVD
CVE-2026-100501
Flame through 2.4.0 contains an improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability in the POST /api/auth login endpoint that allows unauthe
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.
References
- https://github.com/pawelmalak/flame
- https://github.com/pawelmalak/flame/blob/v2.4.0/.docker/Dockerfile#L28
- https://github.com/pawelmalak/flame/blob/v2.4.0/controllers/auth/login.js#L11-L22
- https://github.com/pawelmalak/flame/blob/v2.4.0/routes/auth.js#L7
- https://github.com/pawelmalak/flame/issues/494
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.3 was published on 2026-09-25 via NVD.
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