CVE-2026-53512 PUBLISHED

Better Auth: OAuth refresh-token replay via missing client authentication on oidc-provider and mcp plugins

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 09.06.2026 Published: 15.07.2026 Updated: 15.07.2026

Better Auth is an authentication and authorization library for TypeScript. Prior to 1.6.11, the legacy oidcProvider and mcp plugins expose OAuth token endpoints whose refresh_token grant authenticates only possession of the bound refreshToken row and matching client_id, without verifying the confidential client's client_secret, allowing an attacker with a valid refresh_token to mint access tokens and rotated refresh tokens through /api/auth/oauth2/token or /api/auth/mcp/token. The @better-auth/oauth-provider package is not affected. This issue is fixed in version 1.6.11.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 9.1

Product Status

Vendor better-auth
Product better-auth
Versions
  • Version < 1.6.11 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication CWE
  • CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function CWE
  • CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity CWE
  • CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization CWE