openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 use an in-memory rate limiter for TOTP brute-force protection that is not shared across workers and is lost on server restart. Attackers can distribute authentication attempts across multiple server instances or retry immediately after a restart to bypass rate limiting protections.
History

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 use an in-memory rate limiter for TOTP brute-force protection that is not shared across workers and is lost on server restart. Attackers can distribute authentication attempts across multiple server instances or retry immediately after a restart to bypass rate limiting protections.
Title openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 TOTP Rate Limiter Bypass
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-17T14:34:20.082Z

Reserved: 2026-08-17T10:36:18.505Z

Link: CVE-2026-74878

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-17T14:33:46.219Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-17T11:16:42.330

Modified: 2026-08-17T15:16:58.580

Link: CVE-2026-74878

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-17T13:00:13Z