CVE-2026-16971 DFIR-IRIS Missing Brute Force Protection in OTP Validation
Medium 5.9
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-16971 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-16971 is a medium-severity vulnerability in dfir-iris iris-web, published on 30 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-2026-16971 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: dfir-iris iris-web. 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-2026-16971/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16971/index.md)
Attackers can brute-force MFA codes in DFIR-IRIS due to missing rate limiting, potentially leading to account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-16971?
CVE-2026-16971 is a medium-severity vulnerability in dfir-iris iris-web, published on 30 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The IRIS web application in version 2.4.26 and possibly others does not protect its MFA validation against brute-force attacks.
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-16971?
How do I fix CVE-2026-16971?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-16971 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-16971 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-16971 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rgg5-4fcv-9382.