CVE-2026-119128

ZITADEL 4.0.0 before 4.19.5 Login V2 Account Takeover via Forgeable verificationCheck Cookie

Published Oct 29, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 9.1 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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
References
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'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Nov 3, 2026, 3:45 PM
Reserved
Oct 29, 2026, 2:26 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 29, 2026, 4:18 PM
Modified
Nov 3, 2026, 4:17 PM