CVE-2026-84461

Zammad: Missing rate limiting allows password brute-forcing during two-factor login

MEDIUM
6.9
CVSS Score
Published: September 25, 2026 at 06:21 PM UTC
Updated: September 28, 2026 at 02:45 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorZammad

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Severity
MEDIUM6.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Zammad is a web based open source helpdesk/customer support system. Prior to 7.1.2, the two-factor login step let an attacker try unlimited password guesses for any account without triggering Zammad's normal lockout or rate limiting. The response also revealed whether a guess was correct, even before two-factor authentication was checked. This made it possible to brute-force weak or reused passwords. This issue is fixed in version 7.1.2.

Affected

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

v < 7.1.2
Affected range stops below 7.1.2, 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

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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CVSS

6.9MEDIUMGitHub_M
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-203CWE-307CWE-799

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