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Medium · 6.9 CVE-2026-84461 EUVD-2026-87267

Zammad: Missing rate limiting allows password brute-forcing during two-factor login

Published Sep 25, 2026 · Updated Sep 25, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Zammad is a web based open source helpdesk/customer support system. Prior to 7.1.2, the two-factor login step let an attacker try unlimited password guesses for any account without triggering Zammad's normal lockout or rate limiting. The response also revealed whether a guess was correct, even before two-factor authentication was checked. This made it possible to brute-force weak or reused passwords. This issue is fixed in version 7.1.2.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
zammad zammad < 7.1.2 —

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