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Vulnerability · Published Aug 15, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2026-19898VictoriaMetrics VMAuth Authentication Endpoint main.go requestHandler excessive authentication

Low 3.7

In plain English

A low-severity security flaw in VictoriaMetrics. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 55% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.7Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 44.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability was found in VictoriaMetrics up to 1.146.0. Impacted is the function requestHandler of the file app/vmauth/main.go of the component VMAuth Authentication Endpoint. Performing a manipulation results in improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is considered difficult. The exploit has been made public and could be used. Upgrading to version 1.147.0 is recommended to address this issue. The patch is named 119ba0fb5be8024d50c5ba946599b2e69e8803ea. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a VictoriaMetrics 1.146

Weakness: CWE-307, CWE-799 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

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