What is GHSA-crfx-7r98-6r44?

GHSA-crfx-7r98-6r44 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Critical severity. openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 use an in-memory rate limiter for TOTP brute-force...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-crfx-7r98-6r44 cover?

GHSA-crfx-7r98-6r44 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-74878. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-crfx-7r98-6r44?

GHSA-crfx-7r98-6r44 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-crfx-7r98-6r44CriticalCVSS 9.8

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 use an in-memory rate limiter for TOTP brute-force...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 17, 2026

Last Modified

August 17, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-74878 →

📋 Description

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 use an in-memory rate limiter for TOTP brute-force protection that is not shared across workers and is lost on server restart. Attackers can distribute authentication attempts across multiple server instances or retry immediately after a restart to bypass rate limiting protections.

🔗 References (4)

https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-h45m-mgcp-q388
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74878
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-totp-rate-limiter-bypass
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-crfx-7r98-6r44