ZITADEL: Stored XSS via Default URI Redirect Leads to Account Takeover
Priority LOW 36CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
ZITADEL is an open source identity management platform. From version 4.0.0 to 4.11.1, a vulnerability in Zitadel's login V2 interface was discovered that allowed a possible account takeover via Default URI Redirect. This issue has been patched in version 4.12.0.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00351 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed zitadel (zitadel): 4.12.0github.com/zitadel/zitadel/v2 (Go): 4.12.0+1 more product
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 4.12.0 | 4.12.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/zitadel/zitadel/v2 (Go) | 4.0.0 to before 4.12.0 | 4.12.0 | Patch available | GHSA-6rx5-m2rc-hmf7 |
| — | github.com/zitadel/zitadel (Go) | 4.0.0 to before 4.12.0 | 4.12.0 | Patch available | GHSA-6rx5-m2rc-hmf7 |
- zitadel Vendorzitadel Affected 4.0.0 to before 4.12.0 Fixed in 4.12.0 Patch available CNA
- github.com/zitadel/zitadel/v2 (Go) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0 to before 4.12.0 Fixed in 4.12.0 Patch available GHSA-6rx5-m2rc-hmf7
- github.com/zitadel/zitadel (Go) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0 to before 4.12.0 Fixed in 4.12.0 Patch available GHSA-6rx5-m2rc-hmf7
Remediation
- Fix · CNA zitadel (zitadel) Fixed in 4.12.0
- Fix · GHSA-6rx5-m2rc-hmf7 github.com/zitadel/zitadel/v2 (Go) Fixed in 4.12.0 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-6rx5-m2rc-hmf7 github.com/zitadel/zitadel (Go) Fixed in 4.12.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-29192
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6rx5-m2rc-hmf7
References
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-2026-29192 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-29192 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6rx5-m2rc-hmf7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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