better-auth passkey versions before 1.4.0 contain an insecure direct object reference vulnerability in the passkey deletion endpoint that allows authenticated users to delete arbitrary passkeys by ID. Attackers with valid sessions can submit crafted requests to the delete-passkey endpoint with enumerated passkey IDs to remove other users' passkeys.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
better-auth passkey unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 1.4.0
1.4.0 unaffected —

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References
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https://github.com/better-auth/better-auth/security/advisories/GHSA-4vcf-q4xf-f48m cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/better-auth-passkey-before-idor-via-delete-passkey cve-icon
History

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:45:00 +0000

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Description better-auth passkey versions before 1.4.0 contain an insecure direct object reference vulnerability in the passkey deletion endpoint that allows authenticated users to delete arbitrary passkeys by ID. Attackers with valid sessions can submit crafted requests to the delete-passkey endpoint with enumerated passkey IDs to remove other users' passkeys.
Title better-auth passkey before 1.4.0 IDOR via delete-passkey
First Time appeared Better-auth
Better-auth better-auth\/oauth-provider
Weaknesses CWE-639
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:better-auth:better-auth\/oauth-provider:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Better-auth
Better-auth better-auth\/oauth-provider
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-02T12:19:22.911Z

Reserved: 2026-07-18T12:38:41.077Z

Link: CVE-2025-71400

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