CVE-2026-49470 GLPI: Missing Rate Limiting on Login and TOTP Verification — Account Takeover via Brute Force
Attackers can brute-force TOTP codes due to missing rate limiting, leading to account takeover in GLPI IT management software.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-49470?
CVE-2026-49470 is a high-severity vulnerability in glpi-project glpi, published on 25 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
GLPI is a free asset and IT management software package. From 11.0.0 until 11.0.8, the time-based one-time password verification endpoint does not limit failed submissions per user. An attacker who has obtained a user's primary authentication credentials can repeatedly submit TOTP values against the MFA verification flow, making brute-force compromise of the second factor and subsequent account takeover possible. This issue is fixed in version 11.0.8.
Weakness: CWE-307
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-49470?
How do I fix CVE-2026-49470?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-49470 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-49470 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-49470 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mcv8-4hfg-5x2x, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-49470.