Low severity · published Oct 14, 2026
CVE-2026-110861
Better Auth drizzle-adapter 1.6.17 before 1.7.7 Rate Limit Bypass via Race Condition
3.7
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Better Auth @better-auth/drizzle-adapter and better-auth from 1.6.17 before 1.7.7, and @better-auth/kysely-adapter from 1.6.17 before 1.7.0, contain a race condition in database-backed rate limiting on PostgreSQL where the limit check is not atomic with the counter update. Remote attackers can send bursts of concurrent requests that pass the check together, exceeding configured limits on password sign-in, two-factor verification, one-time code, password reset, and other rate-limited endpoints.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 12% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BE
better-auth · better-auth
1.6.17 before 1.7.7 · source: vendor
DR
drizzle-adapter · better-auth
1.6.17 before 1.7.7 · source: vendor
KY
kysely-adapter · better-auth
1.6.17 before 1.7.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110861
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-110861
github.com
https://github.com/better-auth/better-auth/security/advisories/GHSA-44jh-23m7-hpcf
www.vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/better-auth-drizzle-adapter-1.6.17-before-1.7.7-rate-limit-bypass-via-race-condition
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