Outline is a service that allows for collaborative documentation. Outline implements an Email OTP login flow for users not associated with an Identity Provider. Starting in version 0.86.0 and prior to version 1.6.0, Outline does not invalidate OTP codes based on amount or frequency of invalid submissions, rather it relies on the rate limiter to restrict attempts. Consequently, identified bypasses in the rate limiter permit unrestricted OTP code submissions within the codes lifetime. This allows attackers to perform brute force attacks which enable account takeover. Version 1.6.0 fixes the issue.
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Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:15:00 +0000
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| Description | Outline is a service that allows for collaborative documentation. Outline implements an Email OTP login flow for users not associated with an Identity Provider. Starting in version 0.86.0 and prior to version 1.6.0, Outline does not invalidate OTP codes based on amount or frequency of invalid submissions, rather it relies on the rate limiter to restrict attempts. Consequently, identified bypasses in the rate limiter permit unrestricted OTP code submissions within the codes lifetime. This allows attackers to perform brute force attacks which enable account takeover. Version 1.6.0 fixes the issue. | |
| Title | Outline has a rate limit bypass that allows brute force of email login OTP | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-307 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-03-26T20:56:37.818Z
Reserved: 2026-03-23T14:24:11.619Z
Link: CVE-2026-33640
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-03-26T21:17:07.637
Modified: 2026-03-26T21:17:07.637
Link: CVE-2026-33640
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