Vulnerability in Alextselegidis Plainpad

CVE-2026-73529

Plainpad through 1.1.1, fixed in commit d3823fc, contains a missing rate limiting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to send unbounded login requests to the POST /v1/sessions endpoint due to dead code in App\Http\Kernel.php that is never instantiated under the Laravel 11+ skeleton, leaving the API throttle configuration unattached to any route. Attackers can exploit this by sending unlimited credential attempts with no lockout or CAPTCHA enforcement, and additionally trigger CPU exhaustion by forcing repeated bcrypt comparisons on each request.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-73529?
CVE-2026-73529 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Alextselegidis Plainpad, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-08-18.
How severe is CVE-2026-73529?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.