# CVE-2025-53895: ZITADEL has broken authN and authZ in session API and resulting session tokens

- Severity: CVSS 7.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.3.1, 2.70.14, 2.71.13
- Published: 2025-07-15 · Updated: 2025-07-15

## Affected

- zitadel: from 3.0.0, fixed in 3.3.1; from 2.53.0, fixed in 2.70.14; from 2.71.0, fixed in 2.71.13

## Description

ZITADEL is an open source identity management system. Starting in version 2.53.0 and prior to versions 4.0.0-rc.2, 3.3.2, 2.71.13, and 2.70.14, vulnerability in ZITADEL's session management API allows any authenticated user to update a session if they know its ID, due to a missing permission check. This flaw enables session hijacking, allowing an attacker to impersonate another user and access sensitive resources. Versions prior to `2.53.0` are not affected, as they required the session token for updates. Versions 4.0.0-rc.2, 3.3.2, 2.71.13, and 2.70.14 fix the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on zitadel, upgrade to a fixed version (3.3.1, 2.70.14, 2.71.13) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/security/advisories/GHSA-6c5p-6www-pcmr
- https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v2.70.14
- https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v2.71.13
- https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v3.3.2
- https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v4.0.0-rc.2

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