RELATE: Predictable Token Generation in auth.py and exam.py

Summary

CVECVE-2026-41505
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitHub_M
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-05-07 15:16:07 UTC
Updated2026-05-07 15:53:49 UTC
DescriptionRELATE is a web-based courseware package. Prior to commit 2f68e16, RELATE is vulnerable to predictable token generation in auth.py's make_sign_in_key() function and exam.py's gen_ticket_code() function. This issue has been patched via commit 2f68e16.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.7 HIGH from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.000400000 probability, percentile 0.120720000 (date 2026-05-12)

Problem Types: CWE-330 | CWE-338 | CWE-338 CWE-338: Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) | CWE-330 CWE-330: Use of Insufficiently Random Values


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary8.7HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED8.7HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Inducer Relate affected < 2f68e16cd3b96d25c188c1aa3f7e13cdb15cdaeb Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/inducer/relate/security/advisories/GHSA-rvx5-95mm-p77v [email protected] github.com
github.com/inducer/relate/commit/2f68e16cd3b96d25c188c1aa3f7e13cdb15cdaeb [email protected] github.com
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