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CVE-2026-61609: Pterodactyl's shared global rate-limit key on login and 2FA checkpoint enables unauthenticated panel-wide authentication lockout (DoS)

July 28, 2026

The authentication rate limiter used for the login and two-factor checkpoint endpoints applies a single global bucket shared by every client, instead of keying per IP or per account. An unauthenticated attacker sending ~10 requests per minute from one IP exhausts the shared bucket and causes HTTP 429 for every user on every IP attempting to log in or complete 2FA, for as long as the attack is sustained. This is a trivially triggered, unauthenticated, panel-wide authentication denial of service.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-xvc3-826v-xf47
  • github.com/pterodactyl/panel/security/advisories/GHSA-xvc3-826v-xf47
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61609

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 1.7.0 before 1.13.0

Fixed versions

  • 1.13.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.13.0 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Source file

packagist/pterodactyl/panel/CVE-2026-61609.yml

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