Critical severity · published Oct 14, 2026
CVE-2026-102893
Zulip: OpenID Connect authentication ignores the email_verified claim
9.1
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Zulip is an open-source team collaboration tool. In Zulip Server versions through 12.1, GenericOpenIdConnectBackend matches the identity provider email claim to an active account's delivery_email without rejecting an explicitly false email_verified claim. If a configured identity provider returns an email address that the authenticating user does not control together with email_verified=false, Zulip can log the user into the existing account for that address. Exploitation requires a misconfigured trusted identity provider, and deployments whose authoritative identity provider only emits email addresses controlled by the authenticating user are not affected. This issue is fixed in version 12.2.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 33% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ZU
zulip · zulip
< 12.2 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-102893
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-102893
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/zulip/zulip/security/advisories/GHSA-xw9h-9rcm-hx4m
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/zulip/zulip/pull/39913
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/zulip/zulip/commit/68d2d9defa39f8af96a50fc7430efc34dee120b5
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/zulip/zulip/commit/b40f191a8c71e74fcb471f71de6a1233de157102
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/zulip/zulip/releases/tag/12.2
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