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CVE-2026-56664 - ZITADEL: Missing Token Lifecyle Validation (`exp` and `iat`) in JWT IdP Provider

CVE ID :CVE-2026-56664
Published : July 10, 2026, 6:16 p.m. | 30 minutes ago
Description :ZITADEL is an open source identity management platform. Prior to 3.4.12 and 4.15.2, ZITADEL's external JWT Identity Provider validation in internal/idp/providers/jwt/session.go skips the maximum token age freshness check when an incoming token omits the iat claim, allowing arbitrarily old tokens from a trusted issuer to pass authentication. This issue is fixed in versions 3.4.12 and 4.15.2.
Severity: 4.2 | MEDIUM
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