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

CVE ID : CVE-2026-24038 Published : Jan. 22, 2026, 4:15 a.m. | 1 hour, 35 minutes ago Description : 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. Severity: 8.1 | HIGH Visit the link for more details, such as CVSS details, affected products, timeline, and more...