ZITADEL 4.0.0 before 4.19.5 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the Login V2 UI that allows unauthenticated attackers to set the first credential of users lacking any authentication method. Attackers can compute a valid verificationCheck cookie from the user ID and browser fingerprint to set a password, register a passkey, or link an identity provider, taking over the account.

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Description ZITADEL 4.0.0 before 4.19.5 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the Login V2 UI that allows unauthenticated attackers to set the first credential of users lacking any authentication method. Attackers can compute a valid verificationCheck cookie from the user ID and browser fingerprint to set a password, register a passkey, or link an identity provider, taking over the account.
Title ZITADEL 4.0.0 before 4.19.5 Login V2 Account Takeover via Forgeable verificationCheck Cookie
First Time appeared Zitadel
Zitadel zitadel
Weaknesses CWE-565
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:zitadel:zitadel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Zitadel
Zitadel zitadel
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-29T15:58:10.483Z

Reserved: 2026-10-29T14:26:15.521Z

Link: CVE-2026-119128

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-29T16:18:05.643

Modified: 2026-10-29T16:18:05.760

Link: CVE-2026-119128

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Updated: 2026-10-29T23:00:05Z

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