Authentication bypass in github.com/TykTechnologies/tyk-identity-broker
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
The package github.com/tyktechnologies/tyk-identity-broker before 1.1.1 are vulnerable to Authentication Bypass via the Go XML parser which can cause SAML authentication bypass. This is because the XML parser doesn’t guarantee integrity in the XML round-trip (encoding/decoding XML data).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01011 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed github.com/TykTechnologies/tyk-identity-broker: 1.1.1github.com/tyktechnologies/tyk-identity-broker (Go): 1.1.1
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | github.com/TykTechnologies/tyk-identity-broker | before 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/tyktechnologies/tyk-identity-broker (Go) | before 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 | Patch available | GHSA-599h-8wpj-75xj |
- github.com/TykTechnologies/tyk-identity-broker Vendor— Affected before 1.1.1 Fixed in 1.1.1 Patch available CNA
- github.com/tyktechnologies/tyk-identity-broker (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.1.1 Fixed in 1.1.1 Patch available GHSA-599h-8wpj-75xj
Remediation
- Fix · CNA github.com/TykTechnologies/tyk-identity-broker Fixed in 1.1.1
- Fix · GHSA-599h-8wpj-75xj github.com/tyktechnologies/tyk-identity-broker (Go) Fixed in 1.1.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-23365
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-599h-8wpj-75xj
References
Patch 3
Sources
- CVE-2021-23365 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-23365 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-599h-8wpj-75xj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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