better-auth before 1.6.11 Insecure Cryptographic Defaults via oidcProvider
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-327.
Summary
better-auth versions before 1.6.11 contain insecure cryptographic defaults in the oidcProvider and mcp plugins that advertise the none algorithm and accept plain PKCE by default. Attackers can exploit algorithm negotiation to accept unsigned tokens or intercept authorization codes when PKCE plain is used instead of the required S256 method.
Why it matters now
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 | better-auth | before 1.6.11 | 1.6.11 | Patch available | CNA |
- better-auth Vendorbetter-auth Affected before 1.6.11 Fixed in 1.6.11 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:better-auth:better_auth:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | better-auth |
- cpe:2.3:a:better-auth:better_auth:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·better-auth
Remediation
- Fix · CNA better-auth (better-auth) Fixed in 1.6.11
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
better-auth 1.6.11
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-47630 better-auth Stale Sessions Persist After User DeletionPriority LOW 23
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-67336
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mw34-3w2r-wp9p
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-2026-67336 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-67336 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mw34-3w2r-wp9p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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