Vulnerability · Published May 11, 2026 · Assigned by WSO2

CVE-2025-10470Denial-of-Service via Magic Link Authentication in WSO2 Identity Server Allows Service Unavailability

High 8.6

In plain English

A high-severity uncontrolled resource consumption in WSO2 Carbon MagicLink Authenticator Module from WSO2. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.6High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 75.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The Magic Link authentication flow accepts multiple invalid authentication requests without adequate rate limiting or resource control, leading to uncontrolled memory usage growth. This vulnerability can result in a denial-of-service condition, causing service unavailability for deployments that utilize the Magic Link authenticator. The impact is limited to these specific deployments and requires repeated invalid authentication attempts to trigger.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
WSO2 WSO2 Identity Server 7.0.0 – before 7.0.0.121
WSO2 WSO2 Carbon MagicLink Authenticator Module 1.1.22 – before 1.1.22.3

Weakness: CWE-400 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

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