CVE-2026-61458Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Secret disclosure via unthrottled passphrase guesses

Published Jul 13, 2026 · Updated Jul 13, 2026

Brute-force protection failure in Password Pusher before 2.9.2 allows remote attackers with a push token to recover protected secrets. The PushesController access action compares each supplied passphrase but only logs failures, while a generic IP throttle permits 120 requests per minute. Possession of a valid push token is required; recovering a short or dictionary-derived passphrase exposes that push's full secret payload.

CVSS severity8.7
High
EPSS probability0.41%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Brute-force protection failure in Password Pusher before 2.9.2 allows remote attackers with a push token to recover protected secrets. The PushesController access action compares each supplied passphrase but only logs failures, while a generic IP throttle permits 120 requests per minute. Possession of a valid push token is required; recovering a short or dictionary-derived passphrase exposes that push's full secret payload.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-61458
Published
Jul 13, 2026
Updated
Jul 13, 2026
Vendor
pglombardo
Product
Password Pusher
Classifications
CWE-770, CWE-307, CAPEC-49, T1110.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 13, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 13, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <2.9.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

pglombardo · Password Pusherversion=0 <2.9.2

Published CVSS scores

7.5GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
7.5VulnCheckCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
8.7VulnCheckCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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 exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
CWE-307Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
CAPEC-49Password Brute Forcing
T1110.001Brute Force: Password Guessing

Public exploit references

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