Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
BiHayat App reportedly permits attackers to bypass one-time-password authentication because excessive attempts are not adequately restricted. Successful abuse could expose user accounts and allow unauthorized changes, with limited service impact. The source bundle rates this critical, but provides no evidence of exploitation or a vendor fix.
Executive priority
Treat as an immediate identity-security priority where BiHayat is deployed. Identify exposed installations, add compensating controls, and investigate suspicious OTP activity. Because no patch is named and the vendor reportedly did not respond, maintain heightened monitoring and track authoritative guidance closely.
Technical view
CVE-2026-6223 is a remotely reachable CWE-307 weakness involving insufficient restriction of repeated authentication attempts. It requires no privileges or user interaction and may bypass OTP authentication. The CVSS 3.1 score is 9.4, reflecting high confidentiality and integrity impact and low availability impact.
Likely exposure
BiHayat App deployments within the reported affected range may be exposed wherever the authentication service is remotely reachable. The description states versions from 2.1.7 through 07092026, while structured affected data lists 2.1.7; this ambiguity requires confirmation against vendor guidance and deployed builds.
Exploitation context
The supplied record does not report active exploitation, and the CVE is not identified as being in KEV. Exploitation is nevertheless assessed as technically accessible because the vector is network-based, low complexity, unauthenticated, and requires no user interaction. No public exploit evidence is supplied.
Researcher notes
The primary issue is classified as CWE-307. The version expression “through 07092026” is unusual and may represent a build or date, while structured data names only 2.1.7. The vendor reportedly received early notice but did not respond. Available evidence does not establish exploitation, patch availability, or broader affected products.
Mitigation direction
- Check the government advisory and vendor channels for confirmed fixed versions or compensating controls.
- Apply stricter OTP attempt limits, cooldowns, and account-level throttling where operationally available.
- Monitor or temporarily restrict exposed authentication endpoints until remediation status is confirmed.
- Increase alerting for repeated OTP failures and suspicious authentication success patterns.
Validation and detection
- Inventory BiHayat App versions and document whether authentication services are internet-accessible.
- Confirm whether deployed builds fall within the ambiguously reported affected version range.
- Review authentication logs for repeated OTP failures followed by successful access.
- Verify configured rate limits, lockouts, and cooldowns operate across accounts, devices, and network sources.
- Confirm remediation against updated government or vendor guidance when available.
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- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L3.95.5TR-CERTVulnerability scoring details
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9.4CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://siberguvenlik.gov.tr/guvenlik-bildirimleri/detay/tr-26-1014CVE reference, TR-CERT · government-resource
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Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.