CVE-2026-27480 PUBLISHED

Static Web Server: Timing-Based Username Enumeration in Basic Authentication

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 19.02.2026 Published: 21.02.2026 Updated: 21.02.2026

Static Web Server (SWS) is a production-ready web server suitable for static web files or assets. In versions 2.1.0 through 2.40.1, a timing-based username enumeration vulnerability in Basic Authentication allows attackers to identify valid users by exploiting early responses for invalid usernames, enabling targeted brute-force or credential-stuffing attacks. SWS checks whether a username exists before verifying the password, causing valid usernames to follow a slower code path (e.g., bcrypt hashing) while invalid usernames receive an immediate 401 response. This timing discrepancy allows attackers to enumerate valid accounts by measuring response-time differences. This issue has been fixed in version 2.41.0.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score: 5.3

Product Status

Vendor static-web-server
Product static-web-server
Versions
  • Version >= 2.1.0, < 2.41.0 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-204: Observable Response Discrepancy CWE