CVE-2026-92003: MISP Unthrottled Authentication Failure Log Writes Enable Resource Exhaustion
- Is it exploited?
Not on CISA's list. CISA has not added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of . If CISA adds it, this page shows it as known exploited.
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 0.6%
EPSS score, percentile 47.2 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.
- How severe?
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS v4.0 base score, given by the CNA
- What should I do?
The fix applies the existing hourly per-key log throttle to the two previously unguarded authentication-failure log writes. Full textSolution from the CVE record.
CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected
- before 2.5.46
Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of ; CVE List, as of . About the data.
What to do
Solution (from the CVE record)
The fix applies the existing hourly per-key log throttle to the two previously unguarded authentication-failure log writes. The throttle key is now derived from the client's source IP address rather than from caller-supplied input, preventing an attacker from generating unbounded Redis throttle entries. A per-request memo (stored in Configure::read('CurrentRequestAuthFailKeys')) is added to _shouldLog() to prevent duplicate log entries when beforeFilter() executes a second time via CakeErrorController on an exception, ensuring one request produces at most one log entry per key regardless of the operator's log_each_individual_auth_fail setting.
Advisories and patches
This summary is based on the CVE record as of . Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.
Affected products and versions
As listed in the CVE record.
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | before 2.5.46 |
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
About this vulnerability
Affected versions of MISP do not consistently apply the existing authentication-failure logging throttle. Two API authentication failure branches wrote directly to the Log model: - API requests with no authentication key; - requests supplying an API key with an incorrect length Unlike other authentication failures, these paths bypassed _shouldLog(), so every request could create another…
Summary: CVE record, as of .
- CISA has not added CVE-2026-92003 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, as of 29 Oct 2026.
- The CVE record was published on 15 Sep 2026.
- The CVE record carries a CVSS v4.0 base score of 6.9 (Medium), given by its CNA.
- FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.6% (percentile 47.2), as of 29 Oct 2026. EPSS is a statistical estimate, not a report of exploitation.
- CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation none, automatable yes, technical impact partial.
- The credits in the CVE record name Anthropic (Claude) as finder.
Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; CVE List, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of . About the data.
Description
MISP Unthrottled Authentication Failure Log Writes Enable Resource Exhaustion
Affected versions of MISP do not consistently apply the existing authentication-failure logging throttle. Two API authentication failure branches wrote directly to the Log model: - API requests with no authentication key; - requests supplying an API key with an incorrect length Unlike other authentication failures, these paths bypassed _shouldLog(), so every request could create another durable auth_fail entry. Version affected: ≤2.5.45
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
Weakness
CWE-770, CWE-400, 1 CAPEC
- CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
- CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- CAPEC-125: Flooding
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record.
Timeline
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