TI-2026-60346 Aliases CVE-2026-89042 GHSA-vw3m-3x7w-24g8

passport-saml-encrypted through 0.1.13 Authentication Bypass via Missing Signature Verification

MEDIUM 46CWE-347Published 2026-09-10 · Updated 2026-09-11

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Attack requirements: None
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-347.

Summary

passport-saml-encrypted through 0.1.13 makes SAML signature verification conditional on an optional cert option, allowing attackers to bypass authentication by submitting unsigned SAML responses. Attackers can post forged SAML responses with arbitrary NameID and attributes to the assertion consumer service endpoint to receive authenticated profiles without valid signatures.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00386 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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
krakenjs	passport-saml-encrypted	up to 0.1.13	—	No fix listed	CNA

passport-saml-encrypted Vendorkrakenjs Affected up to 0.1.13 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-89042
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vw3m-3x7w-24g8

References

Other 4

TI-2026-60347 passport-saml-encrypted through 0.1.13 XML Signature Wrapping via Assertion Prepending CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.1

Sources

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