ZITADEL has a user enumeration vulnerability in Login UIs
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-204.
Summary
ZITADEL is an open source identity management platform. Prior to 4.9.1 and 3.4.6, a user enumeration vulnerability has been discovered in Zitadel's login interfaces. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this flaw to confirm the existence of valid user accounts by iterating through usernames and userIDs. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.9.1 and 3.4.6.
Why it matters now
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 | 4.0.0 to before 4.9.1; before 3.4.6 | 4.9.1, 3.4.6 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/zitadel/zitadel (Go) | 4.0.0 to before 4.9.1 | 4.9.1 | Patch available | GHSA-pvm5-9frx-264r |
| — | github.com/zitadel/zitadel (Go) | before 3.4.6 | 3.4.6 | Patch available | GHSA-pvm5-9frx-264r |
- zitadel Vendorzitadel Affected 4.0.0 to before 4.9.1; before 3.4.6 Fixed in 4.9.1, 3.4.6 Patch available CNA
- github.com/zitadel/zitadel (Go) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0 to before 4.9.1 Fixed in 4.9.1 Patch available GHSA-pvm5-9frx-264r
- github.com/zitadel/zitadel (Go) Vendor— Affected before 3.4.6 Fixed in 3.4.6 Patch available GHSA-pvm5-9frx-264r
Remediation
- Fix · CNA zitadel (zitadel) Fixed in 4.9.1, 3.4.6
- Fix · GHSA-pvm5-9frx-264r github.com/zitadel/zitadel (Go) Fixed in 4.9.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-pvm5-9frx-264r github.com/zitadel/zitadel (Go) Fixed in 3.4.6 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-23511
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pvm5-9frx-264r
References
Patch 2
Advisory 2
More Zitadel vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-23511 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-23511 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pvm5-9frx-264r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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