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Critical
CVE-2022-2166
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in mastodon/mastodon
Vulnerability Description
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in GitHub repository mastodon/mastodon prior to 4.0.0.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 16th, 2022
Last Modified:
April 29th, 2025
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H