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FlexCity EUVDEUVD-2026-46187

| CVE-2026-8285 MEDIUM
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts (CWE-307)
2026-07-21 TR-CERT GHSA-m9cr-mcrx-m4w3
4.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: TR-CERT
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Obtain low-privilege FlexCity credentials
  2. Exploit
    Send high-volume unenforced authentication requests
  3. Execution
    Trigger excessive server-side resource allocation
  4. Impact
    Degrade application availability for legitimate users

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Brute-force prevention, rate limiting
Exploitation Conditions

The CVSS PR:L metric confirms that the attacker must already hold a low-privileged account within FlexCity-unauthenticated exploitation is not indicated by the provided vector. Attack complexity is low (AC:L) and no user interaction is required (UI:N), meaning any credentialed user can exploit this without special timing or target interaction. No non-default configuration flag or specific feature-enablement condition is stated in the description as a prerequisite. Impact is limited to partial availability degradation (A:L) against FlexCity versions 5.536.0 through 11052026 specifically. The additional 'Information Disclosure' impact (username enumeration) remains unconfirmed from available data and should be validated against the vendor advisory before treating it as an established exploitation condition.

Impact

The NVD CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium) with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L characterizes this as a moderate, low-complexity network flaw limited to partial availability impact. No EPSS data was provided, so quantitative exploitation probability cannot be assessed. The vulnerability is absent from CISA KEV, and no public proof-of-concept code is known-indicating no confirmed active exploitation. The PR:L requirement meaningfully constrains the attacker pool to those already holding valid FlexCity credentials. The availability impact (A:L) is bounded to service degradation rather than full outage. The 'Information Disclosure' tag directly conflicts with C:N in the CVSS vector; if username enumeration is achievable, the effective confidentiality risk is higher than the score reflects and defenders should treat this as an open question requiring vendor clarification. Overall, this is a real but operationally moderate finding-not an emergency-priority patch unless the information-disclosure dimension is confirmed or the environment relies on FlexCity for critical municipal operations.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A low-privileged FlexCity user-or an attacker who has obtained any valid credential through prior means-scripted repeated authentication requests against the application over the network, bypassing the absent rate-limiting controls to exhaust server-side session or memory allocations and degrade service responsiveness for concurrent legitimate users. If the information-disclosure behavior is present, the same attacker can probe authentication responses to enumerate valid account names before or alongside the resource-exhaustion effort. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 21, 2026

FlexCity by Universal Software Inc. exposes an authentication rate-limiting failure (CWE-307) across versions 5.536.0 through 11052026, allowing low-privileged network attackers to submit unbounded authentication requests and cause excessive server-side resource allocation that degrades availability. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/A:L) indicates a moderate, network-reachable flaw requiring existing credentials, though the vendor-applied 'Information Disclosure' tag conflicts with the C:N CVSS metric and raises the possibility of concurrent username enumeration not captured in the base score. Reported by TR-CERT; no public exploit code and no CISA KEV listing exist at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Consult the TR-CERT advisory at https://siberguvenlik.gov.tr/guvenlik-bildirimleri/detay/tr-26-0593 for vendor patch guidance-no exact fixed version number is present in the available data, so patch availability must be confirmed directly with Universal Software Inc. before upgrading. As an immediate compensating control, enforce request-rate limits at the reverse proxy or WAF layer in front of FlexCity authentication endpoints, capping attempts per account or per source IP per time window; note that IP-based throttling can be circumvented by distributed sources and should be combined with per-account lockout. Account lockout policies configured at the application or identity-provider level provide the strongest control, though lockout thresholds set too aggressively can themselves become a denial-of-service vector against legitimate users-balance with alert-only modes or CAPTCHA challenges. If the information-disclosure behavior (username enumeration) is confirmed, standardize all authentication error responses to a single generic message and equalize response timing to eliminate oracle conditions. Where operationally feasible, restrict access to the FlexCity authentication endpoint to trusted IP ranges or VPN egress points to reduce the exposed attack surface.

Affected VersionsENISA

FlexCity 5.536.0 ≤11052026

Affected Packages

euvd flexcity no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

CWE-307 (Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts) describes a missing or ineffective rate-limiting or account-lockout mechanism on authentication surfaces, enabling brute-force attempts or server-side resource exhaustion through repeated credential submissions. The 'Excessive Allocation' consequence here indicates that each unthrottled attempt can consume server resources-session handles, memory, or connection pool slots-without bound. The CPE string (cpe:2.3:a:universal_software_inc.:flexcity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) identifies Universal Software Inc.'s FlexCity, a city-management or smart-city platform, as the affected application. The vendor-assigned 'Information Disclosure' tag suggests the authentication endpoint may also return differential responses (distinct error messages or timing differences) that permit username or account-existence enumeration, a commonly co-occurring weakness with CWE-307 that the C:N CVSS metric does not reflect.

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Severity by source

Vendor (TR-CERT) PRIMARY 4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
vuln.today AI 5.4 MEDIUM

PR:L retained per CVSS; C:L added over provided C:N to reflect probable information disclosure (username enumeration) flagged by the vendor tag.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (TR-CERT).

CVSS VectorVendor: TR-CERT

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

DescriptionCVE.org

Improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability in Universal Software Inc. FlexCity allows Excessive Allocation.

This issue affects FlexCity: from 5.536.0 through 11052026.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 85% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche municipal or smart-city platform, limited global enterprise footprint
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

22
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +22
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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