Duplicate hostname allocation via unlocked counter read
Published Jul 19, 2026 · Updated Jul 19, 2026
Race condition in Ralph at commit bcf65b994ef29fb3fc2e10b660e6288723d5209e allows remote authenticated users to obtain duplicate hostnames via concurrent requests. AssetLastHostname.increment_hostname atomically increments the shared database counter but then reads the row again without locking, so overlapping workers can both return the later value. Exploitation requires adjacent-network access, low privileges, and concurrent asset creation; duplicate names can misattribute inventory or direct automation at the wrong host.
Summary
What happened
Race condition in Ralph at commit bcf65b994ef29fb3fc2e10b660e6288723d5209e allows remote authenticated users to obtain duplicate hostnames via concurrent requests. AssetLastHostname.increment_hostname atomically increments the shared database counter but then reads the row again without locking, so overlapping workers can both return the later value. Exploitation requires adjacent-network access, low privileges, and concurrent asset creation; duplicate names can misattribute inventory or direct automation at the wrong host.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-16211
- Published
- Jul 19, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 19, 2026
- Vendor
- Allegro
- Product
- Ralph
- Classifications
- CWE-362, T1565
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Jul 19, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 19, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=bcf65b994ef29fb3fc2e10b660e6288723d5209e
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- Hostname allocation race reproductionproof of concept · demonstrated
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