๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-110862

CRITICAL 9.1

Better Auth 1.4.0-beta.18 before 1.7.7 Authentication Bypass via Magic Link

CVSS Score
9.1
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

Better Auth from 1.4.0-beta.18 before 1.7.7 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to sign in as other users by reusing OAuth state values as Magic Link tokens. Attackers can start an OAuth sign-in with a victim's email and submit the returned state to Magic Link verification, gaining sessions or creating falsely email-verified accounts.

CWE CWE-287
Vendor better-auth
Product better-auth
Published Oct 14, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Affected Versions

better-auth / better-auth
1.4.0-beta.18 < 1.7.7

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/better-auth/better-auth/security/advisories/GHSA-965c-763c-88jm vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/better-auth-1.4.0-beta.18-before-1.7.7-authentication-bypass-via-magic-link

Credits

๐Ÿ” rick-v12 ๐Ÿ” bazumo