CVE-2026-53516

High

Description

Better Auth is an authentication and authorization library for TypeScript. Prior to 1.6.11, Better Auth's OAuth callback auto-link gate in handleOAuthUserInfo accepts implicit account linking when the OAuth provider asserts email_verified: true without requiring the local user row's emailVerified field to also be true, allowing an attacker who pre-registers a victim email through /sign-up/email to bind the victim's OAuth identity to the attacker's account. The same primitive affects one-tap, and emailAndPassword.requireEmailVerification: true does not mitigate the link-time verification change. This issue is fixed in version 1.6.11.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.3
Exploit probability22. percentile0.3%
ProductBetter-auth Better Auth
PublishedJul 15, 2026
First seenJul 15, 2026

How to fix

Update
  • better-auth better_auth1.6.11 or later
  • better-auth1.6.11 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
better-auth better_authv < 1.6.111.6.11
better-authnpmv < 1.6.111.6.11

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