CVE-2026-24038 HIGH

CVE-2026-24038: Horilla HR has 2FA Bypass through its OTP Handling Logic

Vendor Horilla-Opensource
Product horilla
Weakness CWE-287 · Improper authentication
Published January 22, 2026
Last update January 22, 2026
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CVSS base score

8.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). In version 1.4.0, the OTP handling logic has a flawed equality check that can be bypassed. When an OTP expires, the server returns None, and if an attacker omits the otp field from their POST request, the user-supplied OTP is also None, causing the comparison user_otp == otp to pass. This allows an attacker to bypass two-factor authentication entirely without ever providing a valid OTP. If administrative accounts are targeted, it could lead to compromise of sensitive HR data, manipulation of employee records, and further system-wide abuse. This issue has been fixed in version 1.5.0.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 22, 2026 CVE published
January 22, 2026 Record updated