V2: Coder vulnerable to OIDC account takeover via email-based user matching and email_verified bypass (CVE-2026-55075)
### Summary Two flaws in Coder's OIDC login chained into account takeover: email-based user matching fell back to linking by email without checking for an existing link to a different IdP subject and the `email_verified` claim was only enforced when present as a boolean `false` so an absent or non-boolean claim was treated as verified. ### Impact An attacker who could authenticate at the configured OIDC provider with an email matching a victim's Coder account could log in as that victim and gain full access to their workspaces, templates and resources. This required OIDC authentication, attacker control of a matching email at the IdP and a victim account not yet linked to a different IdP subject. ### Patches The fix restricts the email fallback to first-time and legacy linking and defaults `email_verified` to false when the claim is absent or of an unexpected type. The fix was backported to all supported release lines: | Release line | Patched version | |---|---| | 2.34 | [v2.34.2](https://github.com/coder/coder/releases/tag/v2.34.2) | | 2.33 | [v2.33.8](https://github.com/coder/coder/releases/tag/v2.33.8) | | 2.32 | [v2.32.7](https://github.com/coder/coder/releases/tag/v2.32.7) | | 2.29 (ESR) | [v2.29.17](https://github.com/coder/coder/releases/tag/v2.29.17) | ### Workarounds Configure the OIDC provider to disallow self-registration or to require email verification before issuing tokens. ### Resources - Fix: #25712, #25713 ### Credits Coder would like to thank Anthropic's Security Team (ANT-2026-22450) for independently disclosing this issue!
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Two vulnerabilities in Coder's OIDC login flow enable account takeover by chaining email-based user matching fallback without verifying existing IdP links and incorrect handling of the email_verified claim. The email fallback linked accounts by email without checking if the email was already linked to a different IdP subject. Additionally, the email_verified claim was only enforced when explicitly false as a boolean, so absent or non-boolean claims were treated as verified. This allowed an attacker who could authenticate at the configured OIDC provider with a matching email to log in as the victim and access their resources. The fix restricts email fallback to first-time and legacy linking and defaults email_verified to false if the claim is missing or malformed. The fix was backported to all supported release lines including versions 2.29.17, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, and 2.34.2.
Potential Impact
An attacker with control over an OIDC provider account using an email matching a victim's Coder account could bypass authentication checks and gain full access to the victim's workspaces, templates, and resources. This compromises confidentiality and integrity of user data but does not affect availability. The attack requires the victim's account to be unlinked from other IdP subjects and the attacker to authenticate successfully at the OIDC provider.
Mitigation Recommendations
Official patches are available and have been backported to all supported release lines: 2.29.17, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, and 2.34.2. Users should upgrade to these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability. As a workaround, configuring the OIDC provider to disallow self-registration or require email verification before issuing tokens can reduce risk. No other mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.
V2: Coder vulnerable to OIDC account takeover via email-based user matching and email_verified bypass (CVE-2026-55075)
Description
### Summary Two flaws in Coder's OIDC login chained into account takeover: email-based user matching fell back to linking by email without checking for an existing link to a different IdP subject and the `email_verified` claim was only enforced when present as a boolean `false` so an absent or non-boolean claim was treated as verified. ### Impact An attacker who could authenticate at the configured OIDC provider with an email matching a victim's Coder account could log in as that victim and gain full access to their workspaces, templates and resources. This required OIDC authentication, attacker control of a matching email at the IdP and a victim account not yet linked to a different IdP subject. ### Patches The fix restricts the email fallback to first-time and legacy linking and defaults `email_verified` to false when the claim is absent or of an unexpected type. The fix was backported to all supported release lines: | Release line | Patched version | |---|---| | 2.34 | [v2.34.2](https://github.com/coder/coder/releases/tag/v2.34.2) | | 2.33 | [v2.33.8](https://github.com/coder/coder/releases/tag/v2.33.8) | | 2.32 | [v2.32.7](https://github.com/coder/coder/releases/tag/v2.32.7) | | 2.29 (ESR) | [v2.29.17](https://github.com/coder/coder/releases/tag/v2.29.17) | ### Workarounds Configure the OIDC provider to disallow self-registration or to require email verification before issuing tokens. ### Resources - Fix: #25712, #25713 ### Credits Coder would like to thank Anthropic's Security Team (ANT-2026-22450) for independently disclosing this issue!
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.4high
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
Two vulnerabilities in Coder's OIDC login flow enable account takeover by chaining email-based user matching fallback without verifying existing IdP links and incorrect handling of the email_verified claim. The email fallback linked accounts by email without checking if the email was already linked to a different IdP subject. Additionally, the email_verified claim was only enforced when explicitly false as a boolean, so absent or non-boolean claims were treated as verified. This allowed an attacker who could authenticate at the configured OIDC provider with a matching email to log in as the victim and access their resources. The fix restricts email fallback to first-time and legacy linking and defaults email_verified to false if the claim is missing or malformed. The fix was backported to all supported release lines including versions 2.29.17, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, and 2.34.2.
Potential Impact
An attacker with control over an OIDC provider account using an email matching a victim's Coder account could bypass authentication checks and gain full access to the victim's workspaces, templates, and resources. This compromises confidentiality and integrity of user data but does not affect availability. The attack requires the victim's account to be unlinked from other IdP subjects and the attacker to authenticate successfully at the OIDC provider.
Mitigation Recommendations
Official patches are available and have been backported to all supported release lines: 2.29.17, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, and 2.34.2. Users should upgrade to these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability. As a workaround, configuring the OIDC provider to disallow self-registration or require email verification before issuing tokens can reduce risk. No other mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-9r87-mvcw-x35f
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-55075"]
- Ecosystems
- ["Go"]
- Database Specific Severity
- HIGH
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
Threat ID: 6a4c340527e9c797195f6482
Added to database: 07/06/2026, 23:02:29 UTC
Last enriched: 07/06/2026, 23:13:33 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:59 UTC
Views: 56
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