high8.1
CVE-2026-82463
pac4j-core before 6.5.6 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in CheckProfileTypeAuthorizer that reverses the profile type validation logic.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Pac4j | Pac4j-Core | before 6.5.6 |
Versions were read from the advisory text. No structured product data has been published for this record yet.
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://github.com/pac4j/pac4j
- https://github.com/pac4j/pac4j/blob/pac4j-parent-6.5.5/pac4j-core/src/main/java/org/pac4j/core/authorization/authorizer/CheckProfileTypeAuthorizer.java
- https://github.com/pac4j/pac4j/commit/2270c3ff70e93cc43831e75702acd5135531237e
- https://www.pac4j.org/blog/security-advisory-pac4j-core-oidc-saml.html
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pac4j-core-before-6.5.6-authorization-bypass-via-reversed-profile-type-check