pac4j-saml before 6.5.6 Session Destruction via Unsigned LogoutRequest
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-345.
Summary
pac4j-saml before 6.5.6 does not require signature validation of SAML LogoutRequest messages in SAML2LogoutValidator.validateLogoutRequest(). When an IdP sends no SessionIndex, a session can be destroyed based solely on the NameID, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to submit an unsigned LogoutRequest with a guessed identifier (e.g., an email address used as NameID) to terminate a victim's SAML session.
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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA pac4j (pac4j) Fixed in 6.5.6
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
pac4j — pac4j Security Advisory for pac4j-core, pac4j-oidc and pac4j-saml
5 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-56857 pac4j-core before 6.5.6 Authorization Bypass via Reversed Profile Type CheckPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2026-56855 pac4j-oidc before 6.5.6 Privilege Escalation via Unverified Keycloak Access TokenPriority LOW 37
- TI-2026-56856 pac4j-oidc before 6.5.6 Authentication Bypass via Access Token SubstitutionPriority LOW 36
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-82465
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r76c-m8xx-m685
References
More pac4j vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-23172 pac4j-jwt JwtAuthenticator Authentication Bypass CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2023-10883 Deserialization of untrusted data in InternalAttributeHandler in pac4j CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2026-29211 LDAP Injection in PAC4J CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-56857 pac4j-core before 6.5.6 Authorization Bypass via Reversed Profile Type Check CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-56855 pac4j-oidc before 6.5.6 Privilege Escalation via Unverified Keycloak Access Token CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-56856 pac4j-oidc before 6.5.6 Authentication Bypass via Access Token Substitution CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-82465 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-82465 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r76c-m8xx-m685 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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