better-auth passkey before 1.4.0 IDOR via delete-passkey
Priority LOW 31CWE-639Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
better-auth passkey versions before 1.4.0 contain an insecure direct object reference vulnerability in the passkey deletion endpoint that allows authenticated users to delete arbitrary passkeys by ID. Attackers with valid sessions can submit crafted requests to the delete-passkey endpoint with enumerated passkey IDs to remove other users' passkeys.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00352 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed passkey (better-auth): 1.4.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| better-auth | passkey | before 1.4.0 | 1.4.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- passkey Vendorbetter-auth Affected before 1.4.0 Fixed in 1.4.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA passkey (better-auth) Fixed in 1.4.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-71400
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-44ff-3cmc-mgqf
References
More better-auth vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-38277 Better Auth: Unauthenticated API key creation through api-key plugin CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-47627 better-auth SCIM 1.5.0 before 1.7.0-beta.4 Authorization Bypass CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2025-20000 Beter Auth has an Open Redirect via Scheme-Less Callback Parameter CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-13066 better-auth better-icons scan_project_icons/sync_icon path traversal CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2026-79320 OAuth state accepted as Magic Link token in Better Auth CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-74552 Authentication bypass in Better Auth Magic Link verification CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-71400 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-71400 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-44ff-3cmc-mgqf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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