CVE-2026-42560
What it is
auth provides authentication via oauth2, direct and email. From versions 1.18.0 to before 1.25.2 and 2.0.0 to before 2.1.2, the Patreon OAuth provider maps every authenticated Patreon account to the same local user.ID, instead of deriving a unique ID from the Patreon account returned by Patreon. In practice, this means all Patreon-authenticated users of an application using this library are collapsed into a single local identity. Any application that trusts token.User.ID as the stable account key can end up mixing or fully merging unrelated Patreon users, which can lead to cross-account access, privilege confusion, and subscription-state leakage. This issue has been patched in versions 1.25.2 and 2.1.2.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering.
- Exploit odds
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 9.1 CRITICAL (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-287 · Improper authentication
- Record status
- Deferred
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 9.1
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/go-pkgz/auth/commit/c0b15ee72a8401da83c01781c16636c521f42698
- https://github.com/go-pkgz/auth/releases/tag/v1.25.2
- https://github.com/go-pkgz/auth/releases/tag/v2.1.2
- https://github.com/go-pkgz/auth/security/advisories/GHSA-f6qq-3m3h-4g42
- https://github.com/go-pkgz/auth/security/advisories/GHSA-f6qq-3m3h-4g42
References
- https://github.com/go-pkgz/auth/commit/c0b15ee72a8401da83c01781c16636c521f42698
- https://github.com/go-pkgz/auth/releases/tag/v1.25.2
- https://github.com/go-pkgz/auth/releases/tag/v2.1.2
- https://github.com/go-pkgz/auth/security/advisories/GHSA-f6qq-3m3h-4g42
- https://github.com/go-pkgz/auth/security/advisories/GHSA-f6qq-3m3h-4g42