VulnerabilityAnalyzed

CVE-2026-41588

Prior to commit 2f68e16, there is a timing attack vulnerability in course/auth.py — check_sign_in_key().

HIGH 8.1EPSS 0.36%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

RELATE is a web-based courseware package. Prior to commit 2f68e16, there is a timing attack vulnerability in course/auth.py — check_sign_in_key(). This issue has been patched via commit 2f68e16.

CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.36% probability · 30th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-208, CWE-203
Affected: inducer/relate
Source: security-advisories@github.com

References

https://github.com/inducer/relate/commit/2f68e16cd3b96d25c188c1aa3f7e13cdb15cdaebPatch
https://github.com/inducer/relate/security/advisories/GHSA-78j7-9xr9-2728Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.