Better Auth is an authentication and authorization library for TypeScript. Prior to 1.6.11, Better Auth's OAuth callback auto-link gate in handleOAuthUserInfo accepts implicit account linking when the OAuth provider asserts email_verified: true without requiring the local user row's emailVerified field to also be true, allowing an attacker who pre-registers a victim email through /sign-up/email to bind the victim's OAuth identity to the attacker's account. The same primitive affects one-tap, and emailAndPassword.requireEmailVerification: true does not mitigate the link-time verification change. This issue is fixed in version 1.6.11.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/better-auth/better-auth/commit/da7e50beee849c59a2ed1ec6b3a38cc6ab9fb563 | Patch |
| https://github.com/better-auth/better-auth/pull/9578 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://github.com/better-auth/better-auth/releases/tag/v1.6.11 | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/better-auth/better-auth/security/advisories/GHSA-g38m-r43w-p2q7 | Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
21 Jul 2026, 14:14
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| First Time |
Better-auth better Auth
Better-auth |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:better-auth:better_auth:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | |
| References | () https://github.com/better-auth/better-auth/commit/da7e50beee849c59a2ed1ec6b3a38cc6ab9fb563 - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/better-auth/better-auth/pull/9578 - Issue Tracking, Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/better-auth/better-auth/releases/tag/v1.6.11 - Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/better-auth/better-auth/security/advisories/GHSA-g38m-r43w-p2q7 - Mitigation, Vendor Advisory |
15 Jul 2026, 18:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-07-15 18:16
Updated : 2026-07-21 14:14
NVD link : CVE-2026-53516
Mitre link : CVE-2026-53516
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-53516
JSON object : View
Products Affected
better-auth
- better_auth
