better-auth versions >= 1.1.3 and < 1.6.22 (and pre-release versions >= 1.7.0-beta.0 and < 1.7.0-beta.10) are vulnerable to account takeover via pre-account hijacking on magic-link and email-OTP sign-in when open email/password registration is enabled. An attacker registers an account with the victim's email address and an attacker-chosen password; the account remains unverified. When the legitimate owner later signs in via the magic-link or email-OTP passwordless flow, the account is marked verified without removing the pre-existing password or revoking existing sessions, so the attacker's password remains valid, granting persistent access to the victim's account. Fixed in 1.6.22 and 1.7.0-beta.10.
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| Description | better-auth versions >= 1.1.3 and < 1.6.22 (and pre-release versions >= 1.7.0-beta.0 and < 1.7.0-beta.10) are vulnerable to account takeover via pre-account hijacking on magic-link and email-OTP sign-in when open email/password registration is enabled. An attacker registers an account with the victim's email address and an attacker-chosen password; the account remains unverified. When the legitimate owner later signs in via the magic-link or email-OTP passwordless flow, the account is marked verified without removing the pre-existing password or revoking existing sessions, so the attacker's password remains valid, granting persistent access to the victim's account. Fixed in 1.6.22 and 1.7.0-beta.10. | |
| Title | better-auth before 1.6.22 Account Takeover via Magic-Link Email-OTP | |
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Better-auth better-auth\/oauth-provider |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-287 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:better-auth:better-auth\/oauth-provider:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | |
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Better-auth better-auth\/oauth-provider |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-01T12:22:17.753Z
Reserved: 2026-07-29T13:07:21.184Z
Link: CVE-2026-67327
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Updated: 2026-08-01T15:00:06Z
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