Zammad: Missing rate limiting allows password brute-forcing during two-factor login (CVE-2026-84461) | HOL Guard CVE

Medium · CVSS 6.9CVE-2026-84461

Zammad: Missing rate limiting allows password brute-forcing during two-factor login

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-84461 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.9) vulnerability in Zammad: Missing rate limiting allows password brute-forcing during two-factor login. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps zammad/zammad (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 25, 2026Updated Sep 25, 2026Source checked Sep 25, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 25, 2026Material review Sep 25, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Medium · CVSS 6.9
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 6.9. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps zammad/zammad (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
zammad/zammadgeneric	<7.1.2	7.1.2

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for zammad/zammad.
Review the reported fix. Update zammad/zammad to 7.1.2 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 25, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 25, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 25, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

Zammad is a web based open source helpdesk/customer support system. Prior to 7.1.2, the two-factor login step let an attacker try unlimited password guesses for any account without triggering Zammad's normal lockout or rate limiting. The response also revealed whether a guess was correct, even before two-factor authentication was checked. This made it possible to brute-force weak or reused passwords. This issue is fixed in version 7.1.2.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.