PT-2026-37035 · Elabftw · Elabftw

Bryanqb07 · Published 2026-05-05 · Updated 2026-05-12 · CVE-2026-28510

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.9

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions eLabFTW versions prior to 5.4.2

Description The login flow in this open source electronic lab notebook does not reliably preserve the multi-factor authentication state across authentication steps. An attacker possessing valid primary credentials could, under certain conditions, use an attacker-controlled TOTP (Time-based One-Time Password) secret to bypass the additional authentication factor, leading to unauthorized account access.

Recommendations Update to version 5.4.2.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-302

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-28510

Affected Products

Elabftw

References · 6

• https://github.com/elabftw/elabftw/security/advisories/GHSA-x5wv-c9q4-fj65 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/elabftw/elabftw/commit/8b7a575aef128870861187eaa2b2f0f08654ecf9 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28510 · Security Note
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/52750 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/163207 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/162176 · Telegram Post