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CVE-2026-110862

Better Auth from 1.4.0-beta.18 before 1.7.7 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to sign in as other users by reusing OAuth state values as Magic Link tokens. Attackers can start an OAuth sign-in with a victim's email and submit the returned state to Magic Link verification, gaining sessions or creating falsely email-verified accounts.

Scores

9.3
CVSS 9.3 out of 10, critical severity.
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The facts

Published
14 October 2026
Last changed
16 October 2026
NVD status
Deferred
Severity
Critical, CVSS 9.3 out of 10 (version 4.0)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R…
Weakness
Known exploited
Not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue in this build.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days (percentile 24).

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