CVE-2024-24769
Vantage6: No limit on emails sent for password/MFA reset
CVE-2024-24769 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Vantage6, published June 5, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. Fixed in vantage6 5.0.0.
vantage6 is an open-source infrastructure for privacy preserving analysis. Prior to version 5.0.0, users can reset their MFA token via API routes that send them an email. Currently the number of emails that is sent is not limited. This gives attackers the option to flood someones mailbox with a lot of emails, and would have adverse effects on the SMTP server which may be seen as spam sender. Note resetting the MFA token requires a correct password, so the potential impact for this is very low. Version 5.0.0 fixes the issue. No known workarounds are available.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Vantage6: No limit on emails sent for password/MFA reset
vantage6 is an open-source infrastructure for privacy preserving analysis. Prior to version 5.0.0, users can reset their MFA token via API routes that send them an email. Currently the number of emails that is sent is not limited. This gives attackers the option to flood someones mailbox with a lot of emails, and would have adverse effects on the SMTP server which may be seen as spam sender. Note resetting the MFA token requires a correct password, so the potential impact for this is very low. Version 5.0.0 fixes the issue. No known workarounds are available.
- Record
CVE-2024-24769- CVSS 4.0
- 2.1 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-55640
vantage6 is an open-source infrastructure for privacy preserving analysis. Prior to version 5.0.0, users can reset their MFA token via API routes that send them an email. Currently the number of emails that is sent is not limited. This gives attackers the option to flood someones mailbox with a lot of emails, and would have adverse effects on the SMTP server which may be seen as spam sender. Note resetting the MFA token requires a correct password, so the potential impact for this is very low. Version 5.0.0 fixes the issue. No known workarounds are available.
- Record
EUVD-2024-55640- CVSS 4.0
- 2.1 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5549-c5q7-fj65
Vantage6: No limit on emails sent for password/MFA reset
Impact
Users can reset their MFA token via API routes that send them an email. Currently the number of emails that is sent is not limited. This gives attackers the option to flood someones mailbox with a lot of emails, and would have adverse effects on the SMTP server which may be seen as spam sender.
Note resetting the MFA token requires a correct password, so the potential impact for this is very low.
Patches
No
Workarounds
No
- Record
GHSA-5549-c5q7-fj65- CVSS 4.0
- 2.1 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-03
NVD
vantage6 is an open-source infrastructure for privacy preserving analysis. Prior to version 5.0.0, users can reset their MFA token via API routes that send them an email. Currently the number of emails that is sent is not limited. This gives attackers the option to flood someones mailbox with a lot of emails, and would have adverse effects on the SMTP server which may be seen as spam sender. Note resetting the MFA token requires a correct password, so the potential impact for this is very low. Version 5.0.0 fixes the issue. No known workarounds are available.
- Record
CVE-2024-24769- CVSS 4.0
- 2.1 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Vantage6: No limit on emails sent for password/MFA reset
vantage6 is an open-source infrastructure for privacy preserving analysis. Prior to version 5.0.0, users can reset their MFA token via API routes that send them an email. Currently the number of emails that is sent is not limited. This gives attackers the option to flood someones mailbox with a lot of emails, and would have adverse effects on the SMTP server which may be seen as spam sender. Note resetting the MFA token requires a correct password, so the potential impact for this is very low. Version 5.0.0 fixes the issue. No known workarounds are available.
- Record
CVE-2024-24769- CVSS 4.0
- 2.1 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-5549-c5q7-fj65
Vantage6: No limit on emails sent for password/MFA reset
Impact
Users can reset their MFA token via API routes that send them an email. Currently the number of emails that is sent is not limited. This gives attackers the option to flood someones mailbox with a lot of emails, and would have adverse effects on the SMTP server which may be seen as spam sender.
Note resetting the MFA token requires a correct password, so the potential impact for this is very low.
Patches
No
Workarounds
No
- Record
GHSA-5549-c5q7-fj65- CVSS 4.0
- 2.1 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSVPYSEC-2026-3399
Vantage6: No limit on emails sent for password/MFA reset
Impact
Users can reset their MFA token via API routes that send them an email. Currently the number of emails that is sent is not limited. This gives attackers the option to flood someones mailbox with a lot of emails, and would have adverse effects on the SMTP server which may be seen as spam sender.
Note resetting the MFA token requires a correct password, so the potential impact for this is very low.
Patches
No
Workarounds
No
- Record
PYSEC-2026-3399- CVSS 4.0
- 2.1 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
vantage6PyPI |
before 5.0.0 | 5.0.0 |
vantage6PyPI |
before 5.0.0, plus listed versions 0.0.00.0.0b00.0.0b10.0.0b31.0.0 Show 45 moreShow less1.0.0a11.0.0a21.0.0b101.0.0b111.0.0b121.0.0b131.0.0b141.0.0b21.0.0b31.0.0b41.0.0b51.0.0b61.0.0b71.0.0b81.0.0b91.1.01.1.0rc11.1.0rc21.2.01.2.11.2.21.2.31.2.3.post22.0.02.0.0.post12.0.0a12.0.0a22.0.0a32.0.1rc12.0.1rc22.1.02.1.0rc12.1.12.2.02.2.0b12.2.0b22.2.0b32.2.0b42.2.12.2.102.2.112.2.122.2.22.2.32.2.4 |
5.0.0 |
vantage6PyPI |
before 5.0.0, plus listed versions 0.0.00.0.0b00.0.0b10.0.0b31.0.0 Show 45 moreShow less1.0.0a11.0.0a21.0.0b101.0.0b111.0.0b121.0.0b131.0.0b141.0.0b21.0.0b31.0.0b41.0.0b51.0.0b61.0.0b71.0.0b81.0.0b91.1.01.1.0rc11.1.0rc21.2.01.2.11.2.21.2.31.2.3.post22.0.02.0.0.post12.0.0a12.0.0a22.0.0a32.0.1rc12.0.1rc22.1.02.1.0rc12.1.12.2.02.2.0b12.2.0b22.2.0b32.2.0b42.2.12.2.102.2.112.2.122.2.22.2.32.2.4 |
5.0.0 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | affected, facts, references | OSV |
| 2026-11-03 | references | GitHub Advisories |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
github.com/vantage6/vantage6/security/advisories/GHSA-5549-c5q7-fj65
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-24769
pypi.org/project/vantage6
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