Brute Force Affecting github.com/sysadminsmedia/homebox/backend/app/api package, versions <0.24.0-rc.1
Threat Intelligence
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- published9 Mar 2026
- disclosed4 Mar 2026
- creditbogdan
Introduced: 4 Mar 2026
CVE-2026-27981 Â (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade github.com/sysadminsmedia/homebox/backend/app/api to version 0.24.0-rc.1 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Brute Force via the authentication rate limiting process. An attacker can bypass authentication rate limiting by forging the X-Real-IP header, allowing unlimited authentication attempts from a single source.