What is GHSA-845j-gc55-fc8w?

GHSA-845j-gc55-fc8w is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. PaperCut NG/MF does not properly restrict excessive authentication attempts within its login...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-845j-gc55-fc8w cover?

GHSA-845j-gc55-fc8w covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-8793. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

GHSA-845j-gc55-fc8wMedium

PaperCut NG/MF does not properly restrict excessive authentication attempts within its login...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 3, 2026

Last Modified

August 3, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-8793 →

📋 Description

PaperCut NG/MF does not properly restrict excessive authentication attempts within its login component. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform unrestricted brute-force or credential-stuffing attacks without triggering account lockout or rate-limiting mechanisms in some configurations.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8793
https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/papercut-ng-mf-security-bulletin-3-aug-2026
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-845j-gc55-fc8w