TI-2023-25451 Aliases CVE-2023-47111 GHSA-7h8m-vrxx-vr4m

ZITADEL race condition in lockout policy execution

LOW 39CWE-362Published 2023-11-08 · Updated 2024-09-12

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · Low
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

ZITADEL provides identity infrastructure. ZITADEL provides administrators the possibility to define a `Lockout Policy` with a maximum amount of failed password check attempts. On every failed password check, the amount of failed checks is compared against the configured maximum. Exceeding the limit, will lock the user and prevent further authentication. In the affected implementation it was possible for an attacker to start multiple parallel password checks, giving him the possibility to try out more combinations than configured in the `Lockout Policy`. This vulnerability has been patched in versions 2.40.5 and 2.38.3.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00516 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed zitadel (zitadel): 2.40.5, 2.38.3github.com/zitadel/zitadel (Go): 2.40.5, 2.38.3

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
zitadel	zitadel	2.39.0 to before 2.40.5; before 2.38.3	2.40.5, 2.38.3	Patch available	CNA
—	github.com/zitadel/zitadel (Go)	2.39.0 to before 2.40.5	2.40.5	Patch available	GHSA-7h8m-vrxx-vr4m
—	github.com/zitadel/zitadel (Go)	before 2.38.3	2.38.3	Patch available	GHSA-7h8m-vrxx-vr4m

zitadel Vendorzitadel Affected 2.39.0 to before 2.40.5; before 2.38.3 Fixed in 2.40.5, 2.38.3 Patch available CNA
github.com/zitadel/zitadel (Go) Vendor— Affected 2.39.0 to before 2.40.5 Fixed in 2.40.5 Patch available GHSA-7h8m-vrxx-vr4m
github.com/zitadel/zitadel (Go) Vendor— Affected before 2.38.3 Fixed in 2.38.3 Patch available GHSA-7h8m-vrxx-vr4m

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:zitadel:zitadel::::::::	before 2.38.3; 2.39.0 to before 2.40.5	Vulnerable	zitadel

cpe:2.3:a:zitadel:zitadel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.38.3; 2.39.0 to before 2.40.5 Vulnerable ·zitadel

Remediation

Fix · CNA zitadel (zitadel) Fixed in 2.40.5, 2.38.3
Fix · GHSA-7h8m-vrxx-vr4m github.com/zitadel/zitadel (Go) Fixed in 2.40.5 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-7h8m-vrxx-vr4m github.com/zitadel/zitadel (Go) Fixed in 2.38.3 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-47111
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7h8m-vrxx-vr4m

References

Patch 1

https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/commit/22e2d5599918864877e054ebe82fb834a5aa1077

Advisory 2

Other 3

TI-2024-26607 ZITADEL Vulnerable to Session Information Leakage CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2025-41253 ZITADEL Vulnerable to Unauthenticated Full-Read SSRF via V2 Login CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
TI-2025-39554 Zitadel Bypass Second Authentication Factor CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
TI-2024-33224 Zitadel User Registration Bypass Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2024-31388 Service Users Deactivation not Working in Zitadel CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
TI-2026-23310 ZITADEL: Bypassing Zitadel Login Behavior and Security Policy in Login V2 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2

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Sources

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