Timing Attack Affecting richie package, versions [,3.3.0)
Threat Intelligence
The probability is the direct output of the EPSS model, and conveys an overall sense of the threat of exploitation in the wild. The percentile measures the EPSS probability relative to all known EPSS scores. Note: This data is updated daily, relying on the latest available EPSS model version. Check out the EPSS documentation for more details.
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- published2 Mar 2026
- disclosed25 Feb 2026
- creditElvin Latifli
Introduced: 25 Feb 2026
CVE-2026-26717 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade richie to version 3.3.0 or higher.
Overview
richie is an A CMS to build learning portals for open education
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Timing Attack via the sync_course_run_from_request function. An attacker can bypass authentication by exploiting timing discrepancies during HMAC signature verification.