CVE-2026-89042
passport-saml-encrypted through 0.1.13 makes SAML signature verification conditional on an optional cert option, allowing attackers to bypass authentication by submitting unsigned SAML responses.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
passport-saml-encrypted through 0.1.13 makes SAML signature verification conditional on an optional cert option, allowing attackers to bypass authentication by submitting unsigned SAML responses. Attackers can post forged SAML responses with arbitrary NameID and attributes to the assertion consumer service endpoint to receive authenticated profiles without valid signatures.
- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 CRITICALCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.27% probability · 19th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-347
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
References
- https://github.com/krakenjs/passport-saml-encrypted
- https://github.com/krakenjs/passport-saml-encrypted/blob/v0.1.13/lib/saml.js#L296
- https://github.com/krakenjs/passport-saml-encrypted/blob/v0.1.13/lib/saml.js#L321
- https://github.com/krakenjs/passport-saml-encrypted/issues/29
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/passport-saml-encrypted-through-0.1.13-authentication-bypass-via-missing-signature-verification
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.