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CVE-2025-71403: better-auth versions before 1.1.20 contain a bypass vulnerability in trustedOrigins validation logic

Affects better-authSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High : upgrade to 1.1.20 soon.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 20:25 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.1High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 27% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.1.20
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 1 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade better-auth/better-auth to 1.1.20.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GitHubbetter-auth/better-authpkg:github/better-auth/better-authOther threatsAffected
  • <1.1.20
Fixed in
  • 1.1.20

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AI-suggested

Implement additional validation or filtering on callbackURL parameters if possible to mitigate open redirect risks.

Description

better-auth versions before 1.1.20 contain a bypass vulnerability in trustedOrigins validation logic affecting absolute URLs and wildcard domains. Attackers can construct malicious callbackURL parameters that pass origin checks and trigger open redirects to steal sensitive tokens for account takeover.

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