CVE-2026-84473: Brute Force (CVSS 9.8)

Description

Authentication Bypass / Missing Brute-Force Protection in remote.php/webdav/ in ownCloud ownCloud server 10.16.3 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to perform unlimited online password guessing against WebDAV accounts via repeated HTTP Basic Authentication requests to the WebDAV endpoint.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

9.8

CRITICAL

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

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0052

Probability of exploitation

0.45%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-288 CWE-288

CWE-307 CWE-307

References

Other References

https://github.com/KOBUKOVUI/CVE-2026-84473

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-84473? +

Authentication Bypass / Missing Brute-Force Protection in remote.php/webdav/ in ownCloud ownCloud server 10.16.3 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to perform unlimited online password guessing against WebDAV accounts via repeated HTTP Basic Authentication requests to the WebDAV endpoint. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2026-84473? +

CVE-2026-84473 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8 out of 10, rated CRITICAL. This is a critical vulnerability that should be patched immediately. The EPSS score is 0.0052, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-84473? +

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