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High · 8.2 CVE-2026-85056 EUVD-2026-86324GHSA-9993-rfwp-rhwfGO-2026-6589

ZITADEL: MFA bypass via session reuse in Login V2

Published Sep 24, 2026 · Updated Sep 28, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

ZITADEL is an open source identity management platform. From 4.0.0 until 4.16.1, ZITADEL Login V2 creates a browser session after password verification and can reuse that session for a later authentication request without verifying a user's enrolled TOTP, OTP, or U2F second factor. When the MFA step is abandoned and login starts again, session-validity checks require MFA only when the organization enables Force MFA or Force MFA for local users only, so a voluntarily enrolled factor can be skipped while completing an OIDC or SAML callback for a customer application. Login V1, the ZITADEL Console, Management and Admin APIs, and user self-management are not affected. This issue is fixed in version 4.16.1.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
zitadel zitadel >= 4.0.0, < 4.16.1 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Go github.com/zitadel/zitadel < 1.80.0-v2.20.0.20260717062356-56f4798ed31f 1.80.0-v2.20.0.20260717062356-56f4798ed31f GHSA-9993-rfwp-rhwf

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