CVE-2026-42280 (GCVE-0-2026-42280)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-27 14:39 – Updated: 2026-05-28 15:36
VLAI
Title
Improper Permission Checking in Auth.js SDK
Summary
Auth0.js is a client-side JavaScript library for Auth0. From 8.11.0 to 9.32.0, under specific preconditions, the Auth0.js SDK may improperly return user profile information using a valid access token when a specifically crafted invalid ID token is provided. This vulnerability is fixed in 10.0.0.
Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-28 15:36 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
Assigner
GitHub_M CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 72/100 over 7797 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
auth0 auth0.js Affected: >= 8.11.0 , <= 9.32.0
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