PingFederate unexpected browser flow initiation in redirectless mode
Priority LOW 3CWE-307Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-307.
Summary
Unexpected authentication form rendering in HTML Form Adapter using only non-default redirectless mode in PingFederate allows authentication attempts which may enable brute force login attacks.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00277 20th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed PingFederate (Ping Identity): 11.3.14, 12.0.10, 12.1.9 +2
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ping Identity | PingFederate | 11.3.0 to before 11.3.14; 12.0.0 to before 12.0.10; 12.1.0 to before 12.1.9; 12.2.0 to before 12.2.6; 12.3.0 to before 12.3.3 | 11.3.14, 12.0.10, 12.1.9, 12.2.6, 12.3.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- PingFederate VendorPing Identity Affected 11.3.0 to before 11.3.14; 12.0.0 to before 12.0.10; 12.1.0 to before 12.1.9; 12.2.0 to before 12.2.6; 12.3.0 to before 12.3.3 Fixed in 11.3.14, 12.0.10, 12.1.9, 12.2.6, 12.3.3 Patch available CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pingidentity:pingfederate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | Ping Identity |
- cpe:2.3:a:pingidentity:pingfederate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Ping Identity
Remediation
- Fix · CNA PingFederate (Ping Identity) Fixed in 11.3.14, 12.0.10, 12.1.9, 12.2.6, 12.3.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-26862
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h7m5-vjwp-2jfx
References
More Ping Identity vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-15786 UnboundID LDAP SDK version from commit 801111d8b5c732266a5dbd4b3bb0b6c7b94d7afb up to… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-08561 Ping Identity PingID SSH before 4.0.14 contains a heap buffer overflow in PingID-enrolled… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-14368 PingAM Java Policy Agent path traversal CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2023-21350 PingFederate OAuth client_secret_jwt Authentication Bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-17292 Improper Claim Validation in PingAM OIDC Provider CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.5
- TI-2023-20828 PingFederate PingID Radius PCV Authentication Bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-26862 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-26862 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h7m5-vjwp-2jfx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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