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Critical · 9.1 CVE-2026-53512 EUVD-2026-44735GHSA-pw9m-5jxm-xr6h

Better Auth: OAuth refresh-token replay via missing client authentication on oidc-provider and mcp plugins

Published Jul 15, 2026 · Updated Jul 18, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Better Auth is an authentication and authorization library for TypeScript. Prior to 1.6.11, the legacy oidcProvider and mcp plugins expose OAuth token endpoints whose refresh_token grant authenticates only possession of the bound refreshToken row and matching client_id, without verifying the confidential client's client_secret, allowing an attacker with a valid refresh_token to mint access tokens and rotated refresh tokens through /api/auth/oauth2/token or /api/auth/mcp/token. The @better-auth/oauth-provider package is not affected. This issue is fixed in version 1.6.11.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
better-auth better-auth < 1.6.11 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm better-auth < 1.6.11 1.6.11 GHSA-pw9m-5jxm-xr6h

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