Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-73418
NextAuth.js: getToken() throws an uncaught exception on malformed Bearer authorization headers
Official description
NextAuth.js provides authentication for Next.js. Prior to @auth/core 0.41.3 and next-auth 4.24.15 and 5.0.0-beta.32, the exported getToken() helper in the next-auth/jwt and @auth/core/jwt modules can throw an uncaught exception when it reads a malformed Authorization: Bearer header. When no session cookie is present, getToken() URL-decodes the bearer value before validating it, and malformed percent encoding causes decodeURIComponent() to throw instead of treating the token as invalid. Because getToken() is commonly called in API routes, middleware, and server-side request handlers, a single unauthenticated request can trigger an unhandled exception in code paths that authenticate requests, causing a per-request denial of service without exposing tokens, sessions, or other data and without bypassing authentication. This issue is fixed in @auth/core 0.41.3 and next-auth 4.24.15 and 5.0.0-beta.32.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (GitHub_M) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| @auth | core | >= 0.1.0, < 0.41.3 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| nextauthjs | next-auth | >= 4.0.6, <= 4.24.14 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| nextauthjs | next-auth | >= 5.0.0-beta.0, <= 5.0.0-beta.31 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
7- https://github.com/nextauthjs/next-auth/security/advisories/GHSA-xmf8-cvqr-rfgj x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/nextauthjs/next-auth/pull/13469 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/nextauthjs/next-auth/commit/5bca2399a79ba8d116ca5179b4b1ebcd152e7f05 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/nextauthjs/next-auth/commit/e707770f00c52b3479e43422b0200b059149ed53 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/nextauthjs/next-auth/releases/tag/%40auth%2Fcore%400.41.3 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/nextauthjs/next-auth/releases/tag/next-auth%404.24.15 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/nextauthjs/next-auth/releases/tag/next-auth%405.0.0-beta.32 x_refsource_MISC
Details
- Published
- 2026-08-12
- Last updated
- 2026-08-13
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- GitHub_M
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- Yes
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Partial
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-20Improper Input Validation
- CWE-248Uncaught Exception