Vulnerability in github.com/zitadel/zitadel (CVE-2026-56664)
Summary
Vulnerability in github.com/zitadel/zitadel (CVE-2026-56664). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via maxAge. Mitigation: upgrade to 1.80.0-v2.20.0.20260615122908-fad02c6d9f45 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
ZITADEL is an open source identity management platform. Prior to 3.4.12 and 4.15.2, ZITADEL's external JWT Identity Provider validation in internal/idp/providers/jwt/session.go skips the maximum token age freshness check when an incoming token omits the iat claim, allowing arbitrarily old tokens from a trusted issuer to pass authentication. This issue is fixed in versions 3.4.12 and 4.15.2.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-56664 has been found in github.com/zitadel/zitadel.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like maxAge over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 4.2/10.
What to do: upgrade github.com/zitadel/zitadel to 1.80.0-v2.20.0.20260615122908-fad02c6d9f45 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "github.com/zitadel/zitadel CVE-2026-56664" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-56664 (github.com/zitadel/zitadel) — CWE-613 / CVSS v3 4.2
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Attack surface: maxAge / iat / exp
Patched: 1.80.0-v2.20.0.20260615122908-fad02c6d9f45 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-613) exists in github.com/zitadel/zitadel. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via maxAge.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of github.com/zitadel/zitadel. Attack surface: maxAge / iat / exp.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 4.2/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to 1.80.0-v2.20.0.20260615122908-fad02c6d9f45.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'github.com/zitadel/zitadel' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'github.com/zitadel/zitadel' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
github.com/zitadel/zitadelを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply patch patch
Upgrade github.com/zitadel/zitadel to 1.80.0-v2.20.0.20260615122908-fad02c6d9f45ステージング環境で 1.80.0-v2.20.0.20260615122908-fad02c6d9f45 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
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