CVE-2026-100501

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.29% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 21.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.3 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-05.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-09-25 22:04Z1 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-10-05 14:55Z23 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-09-25

Assigning CNA

VulnCheck

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.3)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-307Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication AttemptsBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

b03065f8fcba038b609f39201ada879672b54ab184a5f65b301c24fa9167b049

• github.comGitHub Issue #494 (finding 1)https://github.com/pawelmalak/flame/issues/494issue-tracking
• github.comPOST /api/auth registered with no rate limitinghttps://github.com/pawelmalak/flame/blob/v2.4.0/routes/auth.js#L7technical-description
• github.comlogin compares the single admin password and issues a JWThttps://github.com/pawelmalak/flame/blob/v2.4.0/controllers/auth/login.js#L11-L22technical-description
• github.comDocker image default PASSWORDhttps://github.com/pawelmalak/flame/blob/v2.4.0/.docker/Dockerfile#L28technical-description
• github.comhttps://github.com/pawelmalak/flameproduct
• www.vulncheck.comVulnCheck Advisory: Flame through 2.4.0 Brute-Force Attack via Login Endpointhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/flame-through-2.4.0-brute-force-attack-via-login-endpointthird-party-advisory