---
id: CVE-2026-71205
title: >-
  changedetection.io's /login route checks the submitted password against a
  single PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA256 hash with no per-IP or per-session rate limiting,
  failed-attempt counter, or lockout (no rate-limiting library is present in
  requirements…
summary: >-
  changedetection.io's /login route checks the submitted password against a
  single PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA256 hash with no per-IP or per-session rate limiting,
  failed-attempt counter, or lockout (no rate-limiting library is present in
  requirements…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-307
published: '2026-08-05'
updated: '2026-08-10'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71205'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io'
    label: 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c
tags:
  - nvd
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.00266
epssPercentile: 0.16448
ingestedAt: '2026-08-10T12:39:48.292Z'
exploits:
  github: 1
  githubRepos:
    - 'https://github.com/Nel-droid/CVE-2026-71205-PoC'
  checkedAt: '2026-09-25T08:21:10.518Z'
exploitAvailable: true
---

## Overview

changedetection.io's /login route checks the submitted password against a single PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA256 hash with no per-IP or per-session rate limiting, failed-attempt counter, or lockout (no rate-limiting library is present in requirements.txt).

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.