# CVE-2026-25050: Vendure vulnerable to timing attack that enables user enumeration in NativeAuthenticationStrategy

- Also known as: GHSA-6F65-4FV2-WWCH
- Severity: CVSS 2.7 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 3.5.3
- Published: 2026-01-30 · Updated: 2026-01-30

## Affected

- vendurehq vendure: fixed in 3.5.3
- @vendure/core (npm): fixed in 3.5.3

## Description

Vendure is an open-source headless commerce platform. Prior to version 3.5.3, the `NativeAuthenticationStrategy.authenticate()` method is vulnerable to a timing attack that allows attackers to enumerate valid usernames (email addresses). In `packages/core/src/config/auth/native-authentication-strategy.ts`, the authenticate method returns immediately if a user is not found. The significant timing difference (~200-400ms for bcrypt vs ~1-5ms for DB miss) allows attackers to reliably distinguish between existing and non-existing accounts. Version 3.5.3 fixes the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on vendurehq vendure, @vendure/core, upgrade to a fixed version (3.5.3) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/vendurehq/vendure/security/advisories/GHSA-6f65-4fv2-wwch
- https://github.com/vendurehq/vendure/releases/tag/v3.5.3
- https://github.com/Christbowel/CVE-2026-25050

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