CVE-2026-16971 (GCVE-0-2026-16971)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-30 09:43 – Updated: 2026-07-30 12:51
VLAI
Title
DFIR-IRIS Missing Brute Force Protection in OTP Validation
Summary
The IRIS web application in version 2.4.26 and possibly others does not protect its MFA validation against brute-force attacks.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-07-30 12:51 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-770 - Allocation of resources without limits or throttling
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
dfir-iris iris-web Affected: 2.4.26
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Credits
Michael Koppmann (SBA Research) Mathias Tausig (SBA Research)
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