CVE-2026-41588 RELATE: Timing Attack Vulnerability in course/auth.py — check_sign_in_key()
An attacker can exploit a timing attack in the sign-in key check to potentially disclose sensitive authentication information.
- 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-2026-41588?
CVE-2026-41588 is a critical vulnerability in inducer relate, published on 8 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-41588?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Inducer Relate.
How do I fix CVE-2026-41588?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-41588 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-41588 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-41588 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in inducer relate
Sources
Also known as GHSA-78j7-9xr9-2728.