CRITICALCVSS 9.3
CVE-2026-74878
CVE-2026-74878 updated by NVD
Summary
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.
References
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