CVE-2026-119128

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

HIGH
7.4
CVSS Score
Published: October 29, 2026 at 03:58 PM UTC
Updated: October 29, 2026 at 04:18 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorZitadel

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Severity
HIGH7.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.5 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

7.4HIGHVulnCheck
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-565

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