Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published May 13, 2026· Updated May 15, 2026
CVE-2026-44195
CVE-2026-44195
Description
OPNsense is a FreeBSD based firewall and routing platform. Prior to 26.1.7, a logic flaw in the OPNsense lockout_handler allows an unauthenticated attacker to continuously reset the authentication failure counter for their IP address. By interjecting a crafted username containing a success keyword ("Accepted" or "Successful login") between normal brute-force attempts, an attacker can prevent the failure counter from ever reaching the lockout threshold. This vulnerability is fixed in 26.1.7.
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References
2- gist.github.com/sopex/b9786e72e2a5d9b1bbd81ed8477c351bnvdExploit
- github.com/opnsense/core/security/advisories/GHSA-h3vx-4q27-rc42nvdExploitMitigationVendor Advisory
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