Identity confusion via skipped primary-store lookup
Published Aug 6, 2026 · Updated Aug 6, 2026
Improper authorization in WSO2 Identity Server 7.0.0 and 7.1.0 allows remote attackers to cause identity confusion during external IDP login. The implicit-association resolver initializes from a secondary user store, then skips the primary store during claim search and uniqueness checks. The behavior requires user interaction, enabled implicit association, a secondary store, and duplicate username or email claims; it can associate the subject with the wrong local account and restrict access.
Summary
What happened
Improper authorization in WSO2 Identity Server 7.0.0 and 7.1.0 allows remote attackers to cause identity confusion during external IDP login. The implicit-association resolver initializes from a secondary user store, then skips the primary store during claim search and uniqueness checks. The behavior requires user interaction, enabled implicit association, a secondary store, and duplicate username or email claims; it can associate the subject with the wrong local account and restrict access.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-11850
- Published
- Aug 6, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2026
- Vendor
- WSO2
- Product
- WSO2 Identity Server
- Classifications
- CWE-639, T1531
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 6, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 6, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=7.0.0 <7.0.0.132
- Affected versionversion=7.1.0 <7.1.0.40
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