ZITADEL: Missing Token Expiration (`exp`) Validation in JWT IdP Provider
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-56665 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | GitHub_M |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-07-10 18:16:24 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-07-10 19:17:26 UTC |
| Description | ZITADEL is an open source identity management platform. Prior to 3.4.12 and 4.15.2, ZITADEL is an open source identity management platform. From 3.0.0-rc.1 through 3.4.11 and from 4.0.0-rc.1 through 4.15.1, ZITADEL's external JWT Identity Provider validation in internal/idp/providers/jwt/session.go skips expiration handling when an incoming token omits the exp claim, allowing a token from a trusted issuer to be treated as valid without an automatic expiration window. This issue is fixed in versions 3.4.12 and 4.15.2. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 4.2 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS: 0.001670000 probability, percentile 0.062970000 (date 2026-07-12)
Problem Types: CWE-613 | CWE-613 CWE-613: Insufficient Session Expiration
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 4.2 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 4.2 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
HighPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
LowAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/zitadel/zitadel/commit/4925fab849d39a88674485d937b79e54318b48a8 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/zitadel/zitadel/security/advisories/GHSA-v77h-2w3m-94hx | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v3.4.12 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v4.15.2 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/zitadel/zitadel/commit/d1c3aa84af8fcb0f33910ada30b866f4afb551ac | [email protected] | github.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
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