CVE-2026-55501

9router: Login brute-force protection bypass via spoofed X-Forwarded-For header

HIGH
7.3
CVSS Score
Published: July 10, 2026 at 03:23 PM UTC
Updated: October 25, 2026 at 03:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendor9Router

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Severity
HIGH7.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
PoC

Description

9Router is an AI router & token saver. Prior to 0.4.80, the dashboard login rate limiter in src/lib/auth/loginLimiter.js derives the client identity from the attacker-controlled X-Forwarded-For HTTP header, and src/app/api/auth/login/route.js uses that spoofable value for checkLock and recordFail. A remote attacker can rotate the X-Forwarded-For value on each login attempt to receive a fresh rate-limit bucket, bypass the 5-attempt threshold and progressive lockout durations, and perform unlimited brute-force attempts against the dashboard password. This issue is fixed in version 0.4.80.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 0.4.80
Affected range stops below 0.4.80, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCAutomatablePartial impact

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CVSS

7.3HIGHGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-307

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