CVE-2026-27480: Static Web Server affected by timing-based username enumeration in Basic Authentication due to early response on invalid usernames
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A Timing-based username enumeration in Basic Authentication vulnerability due to early response on invalid usernames could allow attackers to identify valid users and focus their efforts on targeted brute-force or credential-stuffing attacks.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-qhp6-635j-x7r2
- github.com/static-web-server/static-web-server
- github.com/static-web-server/static-web-server/commit/7bf0fd425eb10dac9bf9ef5febce12c4dd039ce1
- github.com/static-web-server/static-web-server/security/advisories/GHSA-qhp6-635j-x7r2
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27480
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