CVE-2025-64103

CRITICAL

Zitadel 2.53.6-2.53.8, 2.54.3, 2.55.0 - Improper Authentication via MFA Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Starting from 2.53.6, 2.54.3, and 2.55.0, Zitadel only required multi factor authentication in case the login policy has either enabled requireMFA or requireMFAForLocalUsers. If a user has set up MFA without this requirement, Zitadel would consider single factor auhtenticated sessions as valid as well and not require multiple factors. Bypassing second authentication factors weakens multifactor authentication and enables attackers to bypass the more secure factor. An attacker can target the TOTP code alone, only six digits, bypassing password verification entirely and potentially compromising accounts with 2FA enabled. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.6.0, 3.4.3, and 2.71.18.

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0030
EPSS Percentile 21.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-287 CWE-308
Status published
Products (3)
zitadel/zitadel 0 - 1.80.0-v2.20.0.20251029091250-b284f8474eedGo
zitadel/zitadel 2.53.6Go
zitadel/zitadel 2.53.6 - 2.53.9
Published Oct 29, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026