CVE-2026-53512

CRITICAL

Better Auth: OAuth refresh-token replay via missing client authentication on oidc-provider and mcp plugins

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

Better Auth is an authentication and authorization library for TypeScript. Prior to 1.6.11, the legacy oidcProvider and mcp plugins expose OAuth token endpoints whose refresh_token grant authenticates only possession of the bound refreshToken row and matching client_id, without verifying the confidential client's client_secret, allowing an attacker with a valid refresh_token to mint access tokens and rotated refresh tokens through /api/auth/oauth2/token or /api/auth/mcp/token. The @better-auth/oauth-provider package is not affected. This issue is fixed in version 1.6.11.

Scores

CVSS v3 9.1
EPSS 0.0021
EPSS Percentile 11.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-287 CWE-306 CWE-345 CWE-863
Status published
Products (3)
better-auth/better-auth < 1.6.11
better-auth/better_auth < 1.6.11
npm/better-auth 0 - 1.6.11npm
Published Jul 15, 2026
Tracked Since Jul 15, 2026