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CVE-2026-102893GHSA-xw9h-9rcm-hx4m

Zulip: OpenID Connect authentication ignores the email_verified claim

zulip zulip
CVSS
9.1Critical
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.39%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in12.2Fixed versionGitHub
Published14 Oct 2026Updated 15 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

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Description

Zulip is an open-source team collaboration tool. In Zulip Server versions through 12.1, GenericOpenIdConnectBackend matches the identity provider email claim to an active account's delivery_email without rejecting an explicitly false email_verified claim. If a configured identity provider returns an email address that the authenticating user does not control together with email_verified=false, Zulip can log the user into the existing account for that address. Exploitation requires a misconfigured trusted identity provider, and deployments whose authoritative identity provider only emits email addresses controlled by the authenticating user are not affected. This issue is fixed in version 12.2.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 2

  • zulipaffected: < 12.2CVE List
  • Zulip server<= 12.1GitHub

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