# CVE-2026-46419: Auth bypass in webauthn-server-core

> Attackers can impersonate users due to incorrect return value checks in the second factor flow of the Yubico WebAuthn server library.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 May 2026
- **Updated:** 14 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wq52-w6cx-5mg2

## What is CVE-2026-46419?

CVE-2026-46419 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Yubico webauthn-server-core, published on 14 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Yubico webauthn-server-core (aka java-webauthn-server) 2.8.0 before 2.8.2 incorrectly checks a function's return value in the second factor flow, leading to impersonation.

Weakness: CWE-253 (Incorrect Check of Function Return Value)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-46419?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-46419?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-46419 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-46419 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-46419 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-46419 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-46419 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Yubico webauthn-server-core, published on 14 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-46419 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Yubico webauthn-server-core. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46419/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46419/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46419
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46419
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-46419

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46419/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.