CVE-2026-119128: zitadel (Critical, CVSS 9.1)

CVE-2026-119128Criticalzitadel
CVSS
9.1 Critical (v4.0)
Exploited in the wild
Not on CISA’s KEV list
Public exploit
None reported in public exploit databases
Weakness
CWE-565
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Published
Oct 29, 2026

What it is

ZITADEL 4.0.0 before 4.19.5 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the Login V2 UI that allows unauthenticated attackers to set the first credential of users lacking any authentication method. Attackers can compute a valid verificationCheck cookie from the user ID and browser fingerprint to set a password, register a passkey, or link an identity provider, taking over the account.

Description from the National Vulnerability Database.

What to do

Check whether you run zitadel, then apply the vendor’s fix or mitigation from the advisories below.

Sources: NVD, FIRST EPSS, CISA KEV, and public exploit databases (availability only). ThreatRoundup reports whether public exploit code exists but never links to it: fake proof-of-concepts that infect security researchers are common. This page updates automatically.