CVE-2026-41588 (GCVE-0-2026-41588)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-08 14:51 – Updated: 2026-05-08 23:27
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
RELATE: Timing Attack Vulnerability in course/auth.py — check_sign_in_key()
Summary
RELATE is a web-based courseware package. Prior to commit 2f68e16, there is a timing attack vulnerability in course/auth.py — check_sign_in_key(). This issue has been patched via commit 2f68e16.
Severity
9 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-08 23:26 UTC
CWE
- CWE-208 - Observable Timing Discrepancy
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/inducer/relate/security/adviso… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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