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CVE-2026-41588 (GCVE-0-2026-41588)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-08 14:51 – Updated: 2026-05-08 23:27
VLAI
Title
RELATE: Timing Attack Vulnerability in course/auth.py — check_sign_in_key()
Summary
RELATE is a web-based courseware package. Prior to commit 2f68e16, there is a timing attack vulnerability in course/auth.py — check_sign_in_key(). This issue has been patched via commit 2f68e16.
Severity
9 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-08 23:26 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-208 - Observable Timing Discrepancy
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
inducer relate Affected: < 2f68e16cd3b96d25c188c1aa3f7e13cdb15cdaeb
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