CVE-2026-90562

LangBot before 4.10.11 Authentication Bypass via Weak Recovery Key

Published Sep 13, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 9.2 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
LangBot before 4.10.11 generates password recovery keys with only 24 bits of entropy and applies no rate limiting to the unauthenticated reset-password endpoint. Remote attackers knowing the administrator email can exhaust the keyspace through concurrent requests to reset the admin password and gain account access.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description LangBot before 4.10.11 generates password recovery keys with only 24 bits of entropy and applies no rate limiting to the unauthenticated reset-password endpoint. Remote attackers knowing the administrator email can exhaust the keyspace through concurrent requests to reset the admin password and gain account access.
Title LangBot before 4.10.11 Authentication Bypass via Weak Recovery Key
First Time appeared Langbot
Langbot langbot
Weaknesses CWE-331
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:langbot:langbot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Langbot
Langbot langbot
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Sep 24, 2026, 2:21 PM
Reserved
Sep 12, 2026, 11:13 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Sep 13, 2026, 11:17 AM
Modified
Sep 23, 2026, 5:17 PM