CVE-2026-31283
Forgot password API lacks rate limiting; enables email bombing.
Is CVE-2026-31283 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-31283 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.40% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-31283?
CVE-2026-31283 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-31283?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-31283, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2026-31283 affect?
CVE-2026-31283 affects Totara LMS <= 19.1.5. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-31283?
Implement rate limiting on forgot-password; monitor abuse; plan upgrade.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Attacker floods target inbox with password-reset emails via unauthenticated requests; potential DoS and reset abuse.
Patch when possible