CVE-2025-71400 — @better-auth/passkey
Fix: better-auth/better-auth@06d6823CVE-2025-71400 is a CWE-639 vulnerability in @better-auth/passkey. A fix is available for @better-auth/passkey — see the affected versions and patch details below.
better-auth passkey before 1.4.0 IDOR via delete-passkey
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2025-71400.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
Real-World Exposure
How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, and reverse-dependency count shows how many other packages break if it stays unpatched.
@better-auth/passkeynpmDescription
Summary
Affected versions of the better-auth passkey plugin allow users with any valid session to delete arbitrary passkeys via their ID using POST /passkey/delete-passkey.
Details
ctx.body.id is implicitly trusted and used in passkey deletion queries.
better-auth applications configured with useNumberId may use auto incrementing IDs which makes it trivial to delete all passkeys via enumeration.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | @better-auth/passkey | all versions | 1.4.0npm install @better-auth/passkey@1.4.0 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for @better-auth/passkey, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update @better-auth/passkey to 1.4.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2025-71400 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 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2025-71400 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to CVE-2025-71400. 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-2025-71400 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds CVE-2025-71400 across npm dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.