CVE-2024-9683Network attack vector

Authentication bypass via bcrypt password truncation

Published Oct 17, 2024 · Updated Nov 7, 2025

Authentication bypass in Red Hat Quay 3.8.14 allows remote attackers to authenticate with a truncated account password. Database-backed login compares bcrypt password hashes that ignore input after the 72-byte boundary, causing a valid long password and its 72-byte prefix to match. Exploitation requires a valid username and the first 72 bytes of a password longer than 72 bytes; successful use grants access to that account.

CVSS severity4.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.30%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Authentication bypass in Red Hat Quay 3.8.14 allows remote attackers to authenticate with a truncated account password. Database-backed login compares bcrypt password hashes that ignore input after the 72-byte boundary, causing a valid long password and its 72-byte prefix to match. Exploitation requires a valid username and the first 72 bytes of a password longer than 72 bytes; successful use grants access to that account.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-9683
Published
Oct 17, 2024
Updated
Nov 7, 2025
Vendor
389 Directory Server
Product
Red Hat Quay
Classifications
CWE-305, T1110
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 17, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 7, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=3.8.14

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

389 Directory Server · Red Hat Quayversion=3.8.14

Published CVSS scores

5.3NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.8Red HatCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-305Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness
T1110Brute Force

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