Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 17, 2026

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.

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Affected products

Jahlives/openssl_encryptllm-fuzzy
Range: <1.4.0

Patches

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References

github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-h45m-mgcp-q388nvd
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-totp-rate-limiter-bypassnvd

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