{"apiVersion":"1.0","identifier":"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.","publishedAt":"2026-08-17T11:16:42","lastModifiedAt":"2026-08-17T15:16:58","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74878","cvssScore":9.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","epssProbability":0.00372,"riskScore":1.01,"affectedProduct":"openssl_encrypt","affectedVersions":"<1.4.0","vulnerabilityType":"Library","operatingSystems":[],"links":{"self":"https://www.redsauce.net/api/cves/CVE-2026-74878","webPages":{"es":"https://www.redsauce.net/es/cves/CVE-2026-74878","en":"https://www.redsauce.net/en/cves/CVE-2026-74878","fr":"https://www.redsauce.net/fr/cves/CVE-2026-74878","pt":"https://www.redsauce.net/pt/cves/CVE-2026-74878","de":"https://www.redsauce.net/de/cves/CVE-2026-74878","sk":"https://www.redsauce.net/sk/cves/CVE-2026-74878","el":"https://www.redsauce.net/el/cves/CVE-2026-74878"},"source":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74878"}}