CWE-645: Overly Restrictive Account Lockout Mechanism

low-risk

The product contains an account lockout protection mechanism, but the mechanism is too restrictive and can be triggered too easily, which allows attackers to deny service to legitimate users by causing their accounts to be locked out.

Abstraction: Base

Common Consequences

Availability DoS: Resource Consumption (Other)

Real-World Examples (6)

CVE CVSS EPSS KEV
CVE-2024-1722 3.7 0.4%
CVE-2025-31947 5.8 0.4%
CVE-2024-37028 5.3 0.3%
CVE-2025-5241 5.3 0.2%
CVE-2026-25907 5.3 0.1%
CVE-2023-4346 7.5 0.0%
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low-risk
Active Threat 0/50 · Minimal
Exploit Availability 0/50 · Minimal