CVE-2024-32868
ZITADEL's Improper Lockout Mechanism Leads to MFA Bypass
ZITADEL provides users the possibility to use Time-based One-Time-Password (TOTP) and One-Time-Password (OTP) through SMS and Email. While ZITADEL already gives administrators the option to define a Lockout Policy with a maximum amount of failed password check attempts, there was no such mechanism for (T)OTP checks. This issue has been patched in version 2.50.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
ZITADEL's Improper Lockout Mechanism Leads to MFA Bypass
ZITADEL provides users the possibility to use Time-based One-Time-Password (TOTP) and One-Time-Password (OTP) through SMS and Email. While ZITADEL already gives administrators the option to define a Lockout Policy with a maximum amount of failed password check attempts, there was no such mechanism for (T)OTP checks. This issue has been patched in version 2.50.0.
- Record
CVE-2024-32868- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-307, CWE-297
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-1144
ZITADEL provides users the possibility to use Time-based One-Time-Password (TOTP) and One-Time-Password (OTP) through SMS and Email. While ZITADEL already gives administrators the option to define a Lockout Policy with a maximum amount of failed password check attempts, there was no such mechanism for (T)OTP checks. This issue has been patched in version 2.50.0.
- Record
EUVD-2024-1144- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7j7j-66cv-m239
ZITADEL's Improper Lockout Mechanism Leads to MFA Bypass
Impact
ZITADEL provides users the possibility to use Time-based One-Time-Password (TOTP) and One-Time-Password (OTP) through SMS and Email.
While ZITADEL already gives administrators the option to define a Lockout Policy with a maximum amount of failed password check attempts, there was no such mechanism for (T)OTP checks.
Patches
2.x versions are fixed on >= 2.50.0
Workarounds
There is no workaround since a patch is already available.
References
None
Questions
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please email us at [email protected]
Credits
Thanks to Jack Moran from Layer 9 Information Security, Ethan from zxsecurity and Amit Laish from GE Vernova for finding and reporting the vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-7j7j-66cv-m239- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287, CWE-297, CWE-307
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
ZITADEL provides users the possibility to use Time-based One-Time-Password (TOTP) and One-Time-Password (OTP) through SMS and Email. While ZITADEL already gives administrators the option to define a Lockout Policy with a maximum amount of failed password check attempts, there was no such mechanism for (T)OTP checks. This issue has been patched in version 2.50.0.
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CVE-2024-32868- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-297, CWE-307
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
ZITADEL's Improper Lockout Mechanism Leads to MFA Bypass
ZITADEL provides users the possibility to use Time-based One-Time-Password (TOTP) and One-Time-Password (OTP) through SMS and Email. While ZITADEL already gives administrators the option to define a Lockout Policy with a maximum amount of failed password check attempts, there was no such mechanism for (T)OTP checks. This issue has been patched in version 2.50.0.
- Record
CVE-2024-32868- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-297, CWE-307
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-7j7j-66cv-m239
ZITADEL's Improper Lockout Mechanism Leads to MFA Bypass
Impact
ZITADEL provides users the possibility to use Time-based One-Time-Password (TOTP) and One-Time-Password (OTP) through SMS and Email.
While ZITADEL already gives administrators the option to define a Lockout Policy with a maximum amount of failed password check attempts, there was no such mechanism for (T)OTP checks.
Patches
2.x versions are fixed on >= 2.50.0
Workarounds
There is no workaround since a patch is already available.
References
None
Questions
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please email us at [email protected]
Credits
Thanks to Jack Moran from Layer 9 Information Security, Ethan from zxsecurity and Amit Laish from GE Vernova for finding and reporting the vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-7j7j-66cv-m239- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287, CWE-297, CWE-307
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2024-2788 No score
ZITADEL's Improper Lockout Mechanism Leads to MFA Bypass in github.com/zitadel/zitadel
ZITADEL's Improper Lockout Mechanism Leads to MFA Bypass in github.com/zitadel/zitadel.
NOTE: The source advisory for this report contains additional versions that could not be automatically mapped to standard Go module versions.
(If this is causing false-positive reports from vulnerability scanners, please suggest an edit to the report.)
The additional affected modules and versions are: github.com/zitadel/zitadel before v2.50.0.
- Record
GO-2024-2788- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/zitadel/zitadelGo |
before 2.50.0 | 2.50.0 |
github.com/zitadel/zitadelGo |
All versions | None known |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | taiwoonileowo16-creator/CVE-2024-32868-Assignment-1 | 2026-10-21 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-32868 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Zitadel, published April 25, 2024. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 39th percentile. Fixed in github.com/zitadel/zitadel 2.50.0.