CVE-2026-28510

elabftw allows MFA bypass during login

Published May 5, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
eLabFTW is an open source electronic lab notebook. In elabftw versions through 5.4.1, the login flow did not reliably preserve the multi-factor authentication state across authentication steps. Under certain conditions, an attacker with valid primary credentials could complete authentication with an attacker-controlled TOTP secret and bypass the additional factor. This could result in unauthorized account access. This issue is fixed in version 5.4.2.

Remediation

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:elabftw:elabftw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Elabftw
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Vendors & Products Elabftw
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Description eLabFTW is an open source electronic lab notebook. In elabftw versions through 5.4.1, the login flow did not reliably preserve the multi-factor authentication state across authentication steps. Under certain conditions, an attacker with valid primary credentials could complete authentication with an attacker-controlled TOTP secret and bypass the additional factor. This could result in unauthorized account access. This issue is fixed in version 5.4.2.
Title elabftw allows MFA bypass during login
Weaknesses CWE-302
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
May 6, 2026, 2:14 PM
Reserved
Feb 27, 2026, 8:57 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 5, 2026, 1:16 PM
Modified
Nov 11, 2026, 9:10 PM