{"id":"CVE-2026-74878","revision":"4d274654f04b4a80be9c088d1fa5bbb0","records":[{"revision":"4d274654f04b4a80be9c088d1fa5bbb0","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2026-74878","aliases":[],"title":"openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 TOTP Rate Limiter Bypass","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.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2026-08-17T11:04:45.805+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-08T15:24:51.279+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"openssl_encrypt","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"vendor\": \"jahlives\",\n                    \"product\": \"openssl_encrypt\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n                    \"packageURL\": \"pkg:pypi/openssl-encrypt\",\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"0\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"1.4.0\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"1.4.0\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"}],"metrics":[{"system":"CVSS 4.0","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","score":9.3,"severity":"CRITICAL"},{"system":"CVSS 3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL"}],"references":["https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-h45m-mgcp-q388","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-totp-rate-limiter-bypass"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-74878","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2026-74878","identifiers":["CVE-2026-74878"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}