Account access via persistent server-side sessions
Published Jul 30, 2026 · Updated Jul 30, 2026
Insufficient session expiration in DFIR-IRIS iris-web 2.4.26 allows attackers with a stolen session cookie to retain account access. The logout endpoint expires the browser cookie and redirects to login but leaves the corresponding server-side session active, so the old cookie still authorizes protected requests. Exploitation requires prior possession of a valid session cookie and grants the account access associated with that session until it expires.
Summary
What happened
Insufficient session expiration in DFIR-IRIS iris-web 2.4.26 allows attackers with a stolen session cookie to retain account access. The logout endpoint expires the browser cookie and redirects to login but leaves the corresponding server-side session active, so the old cookie still authorizes protected requests. Exploitation requires prior possession of a valid session cookie and grants the account access associated with that session until it expires.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-16970
- Published
- Jul 30, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 30, 2026
- Vendor
- DFIR-IRIS
- Product
- iris-web
- Classifications
- CWE-613, T1550.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 30, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 30, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=2.4.26
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- SBA Research logout cookie replay proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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