CVE-2026-126571
Received Received - Intake

Authentication Bypass in Padloc via Brute-Force MFA Tokens

Publication date: 2026-11-11

Last updated on: 2026-11-11

Assigner: VulnCheck

Description
Padloc 4.0.0 before 4.3.1 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the legacy retrieveMFAToken handler that never counts wrong email verification codes toward the attempt limit. Unauthenticated attackers knowing a victim's email can brute force the 6-digit code to obtain verification tokens usable in signup, login and account recovery flows.

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Published
2026-11-11
Last Modified
2026-11-11
Generated
2026-11-11
EPSS Evaluated
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NVD
CVE-2026-126571
EUVD
EUVD-2026-123085

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Vendor Product Version / Range
padloc padloc to 4.3.1 (exc)

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CWE ID Description
CWE-307 The product does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within a short time frame.

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