CVE-2024-41952
MEDIUMZitadel has an "Ignoring unknown usernames" vulnerability
EPSS Exploitation Probability
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Blast Radius
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Description
Zitadel is an open source identity management system. ZITADEL administrators can enable a setting called "Ignoring unknown usernames" which helps mitigate attacks that try to guess/enumerate usernames. If enabled, ZITADEL will show the password prompt even if the user doesn't exist and report "Username or Password invalid". Due to a implementation change to prevent deadlocks calling the database, the flag would not be correctly respected in all cases and an attacker would gain information if an account exist within ZITADEL, since the error message shows "object not found" instead of the generic error message. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.58.1, 2.57.1, 2.56.2, 2.55.5, 2.54.8, and 2.53.9.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/zitadel/zitadel | ≥ 2.53.0&&< 2.53.9 | 2.53.9 |
| 🐹Go | github.com/zitadel/zitadel | ≥ 2.54.0&&< 2.54.8 | 2.54.8 |
| 🐹Go | github.com/zitadel/zitadel | ≥ 2.55.0&&< 2.55.5 | 2.55.5 |
| 🐹Go | github.com/zitadel/zitadel | ≥ 2.56.0&&< 2.56.2 | 2.56.2 |
| 🐹Go | github.com/zitadel/zitadel | ≥ 2.57.0&&< 2.57.1 | 2.57.1 |
| 🐹Go | github.com/zitadel/zitadel | ≥ 2.58.0&&< 2.58.1 | 2.58.1 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/zitadel/zitadel. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update github.com/zitadel/zitadel to 2.53.9 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-41952 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2024-41952 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to CVE-2024-41952. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2024-41952 in your dependencies?
O3 detects CVE-2024-41952 across Go dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.