pac4j-core before 6.5.6 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in CheckProfileTypeAuthorizer that reverses the profile type validation logic. Attackers can authenticate through a weaker client and access resources requiring a stronger profile type by satisfying generic profile checks.
History

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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Description pac4j-core before 6.5.6 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in CheckProfileTypeAuthorizer that reverses the profile type validation logic. Attackers can authenticate through a weaker client and access resources requiring a stronger profile type by satisfying generic profile checks.
Title pac4j-core before 6.5.6 Authorization Bypass via Reversed Profile Type Check
First Time appeared Pac4j
Pac4j pac4j
Weaknesses CWE-863
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:pac4j:pac4j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Pac4j
Pac4j pac4j
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-29T16:35:26.904Z

Reserved: 2026-08-29T14:11:00.955Z

Link: CVE-2026-82463

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-29T17:17:58.490

Modified: 2026-08-29T17:17:58.490

Link: CVE-2026-82463

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-29T18:30:13Z