# CVE-2026-14254: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in Delphix Continuous Data

> A race condition in Delphix Continuous Data allows attackers to bypass account lockout mechanisms via concurrent login attempts, enabling brute-force attacks.

- **Severity:** High 8.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 16 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wpgf-w64m-w6wv

## What is CVE-2026-14254?

CVE-2026-14254 is a high-severity vulnerability in Perforce Delphix Continuous Data, published on 16 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A race condition in the account lockout mechanism in Delphix Continous Data allowed the lockout threshold to be bypassed through concurrent authentication requests. Parallel login attempts were processed before the failed-login counter and lockout status were updated, defeating brute-force protections and enabling continued password guessing against a targeted account.

Weakness: CWE-307 (Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14254?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-14254?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-14254 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-14254 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-14254 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-14254 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-14254 is a high-severity vulnerability in Perforce Delphix Continuous Data, published on 16 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-14254 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Perforce Delphix Continuous Data. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14254/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14254/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-14254
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14254
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-14254

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14254/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.