CVE-2026-73420
NextAuth.js: Email normalizer validates the address before Unicode normalization, allowing a homoglyph @ bypass
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.1 Critical
- Published
- Aug 13, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 14, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 12, 2026
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 defaultNormalizer used by the email and magic-link sign-in flow validates an address before applying Unicode normalization. An address can contain a Unicode character such as U+FF20 FULLWIDTH COMMERCIAL AT that is not ASCII at-sign but canonicalizes to an ASCII at-sign under NFKC or NFKD normalization. The address passes the normalizer's single-at-sign check, but a downstream sendVerificationRequest mail library or delivery service that normalizes the address can then see two at-sign separators and deliver the passwordless sign-in link to an attacker-controlled recipient. Applications are affected when the email provider uses the built-in normalizer rather than a custom normalizeIdentifier and the downstream sender applies Unicode normalization. An attacker who knows a victim's email address can request the misrouted magic link and sign in as the victim without victim interaction. This issue is fixed in @auth/core 0.41.3 and next-auth 4.24.15 and 5.0.0-beta.32.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 9.1 Critical | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
- CWE-180 Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Canonicalize
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
next-authnextauthjs |
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core@auth |
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References
- https://github.com/nextauthjs/next-auth/security/advisories/GHSA-7rqj-j65f-68wh
- https://github.com/nextauthjs/next-auth/commit/19d2feb24359fa8c79418907fc68d9ec8152ca94
- https://github.com/nextauthjs/next-auth/commit/a63eee12a1a20cb35209e44195b097868517b9a0
- https://github.com/nextauthjs/next-auth/releases/tag/@auth/core@0.41.3
- https://github.com/nextauthjs/next-auth/releases/tag/next-auth@4.24.15
- https://github.com/nextauthjs/next-auth/releases/tag/next-auth@5.0.0-beta.32
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