CVE-2026-56664Network attack vector

Stale-token authentication via missing issued-at validation

Published Jul 10, 2026 · Updated Jul 10, 2026

Insufficient session expiration in ZITADEL before 3.4.12 and 4.0.0-rc.1 through 4.15.1 allows remote authenticated users to reuse stale JWTs. The external JWT IdP validator in internal/idp/providers/jwt/session.go calls CheckIssuedAt only when iat is present, so omitting the claim bypasses the one-hour maxAge check. Exploitation requires a previously trusted, signed token from a configured external issuer and permits authentication after the intended freshness window.

CVSS severity4.2
Medium
EPSS probability0.32%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Insufficient session expiration in ZITADEL before 3.4.12 and 4.0.0-rc.1 through 4.15.1 allows remote authenticated users to reuse stale JWTs. The external JWT IdP validator in internal/idp/providers/jwt/session.go calls CheckIssuedAt only when iat is present, so omitting the claim bypasses the one-hour maxAge check. Exploitation requires a previously trusted, signed token from a configured external issuer and permits authentication after the intended freshness window.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-56664
Published
Jul 10, 2026
Updated
Jul 10, 2026
Vendor
ZITADEL
Product
ZITADEL
Classifications
CWE-613, T1550.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 10, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 3.4.12
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 4.0.0-rc.1, < 4.15.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

ZITADEL · ZITADELversion=< 3.4.12; version=>= 4.0.0-rc.1, < 4.15.2

Published CVSS scores

4.2GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-613Insufficient Session Expiration
T1550.001Application Access Token

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