What is CVE-2026-24038?

CVE-2026-24038 is a high-severity vulnerability in Horilla, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-01-22.

How severe is CVE-2026-24038?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Horilla

CVE-2026-24038

Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). In version 1.4.0, the OTP handling logic has a flawed equality check that can be bypassed. When an OTP expires, the server returns None, and if an attacker omits th…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.004 (36.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Horilla — versions 1.4.0
Horilla-opensource Horilla — versions >= 1.4.0, < 1.5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-24038?: CVE-2026-24038 is a high-severity vulnerability in Horilla, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-01-22.
How severe is CVE-2026-24038?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.