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CVE-2026-55501: 9router: Login brute-force protection bypass via spoofed X-Forwarded-For header

July 6, 2026

The 9router dashboard login rate limiter derives the client identity from the attacker-controlled X-Forwarded-For HTTP header. When 9router is directly exposed, or deployed behind a reverse proxy that does not overwrite untrusted forwarding headers, a remote attacker can rotate the X-Forwarded-For value on each login attempt and receive a fresh rate-limit bucket every time.

This bypasses the dashboard brute-force protection and makes the login lockout mechanism ineffective.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-7cfm-pqrj-xgq7
  • github.com/decolua/9router/security/advisories/GHSA-7cfm-pqrj-xgq7
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55501

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Affected versions

All versions before 0.4.77

Fixed versions

  • 0.4.77

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.4.77 or above.

Impact 7.3 HIGH

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-290: Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
  • CWE-307: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Source file

npm/9router/CVE-2026-55501.yml

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