smp46 Pingvin Share X up to 1.21.x Rate Limiting excessive authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in smp46 Pingvin Share X up to 1.21.x. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Rate Limiting. The manipulation results in excessive authentication. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-108163. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in smp46 Pingvin Share X up to 1.21.x. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown part of the component Rate Limiting. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a excessive authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-307. The product does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within a short time frame, making it more susceptible to brute force attacks. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Pingvin Share X before 1.22.0 contains an ineffective rate limiting vulnerability because throttler TTL values specified in seconds are interpreted as milliseconds. Unauthenticated attackers can send effectively unthrottled requests to /api/auth/signIn, /api/auth/signIn/totp and /api/auth/resetPassword to brute-force passwords and TOTP codes.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-108163 since 10/09/2026. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1110.001 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 1.22.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-96318). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Excessive authentication
CWE: CWE-307 / CWE-799 / CWE-400
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Pingvin Share X 1.22.0

Timelineinfo

10/09/2026 CVE reserved
10/10/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed
10/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-108163 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-108163
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-416202
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/10/2026 16:11
Updated: 10/10/2026 17:41
Changes: 10/10/2026 16:11 (76), 10/10/2026 17:41 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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