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CVE-2026-82465: pac4j-saml before 6.5.6 Session Destruction via Unsigned LogoutRequest

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-08-29 · updated 2026-09-10
• Weakness: CWE-345

Description

pac4j-saml before 6.5.6 does not require signature validation of SAML LogoutRequest messages in SAML2LogoutValidator.validateLogoutRequest(). When an IdP sends no SessionIndex, a session can be destroyed based solely on the NameID, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to submit an unsigned LogoutRequest with a guessed identifier (e.g., an email address used as NameID) to terminate a victim's SAML session.

Affected products

• pac4j: before 6.5.6 — fixed in 6.5.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: pac4j 6.5.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/pac4j/pac4j
• https://github.com/pac4j/pac4j/blob/pac4j-parent-6.5.5/pac4j-saml/src/main/java/org/pac4j/saml/logout/impl/SAML2LogoutValidator.java
• https://github.com/pac4j/pac4j/commit/2270c3ff70e93cc43831e75702acd5135531237e
• https://www.pac4j.org/blog/security-advisory-pac4j-core-oidc-saml.html
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pac4j-saml-before-6.5.6-session-destruction-via-unsigned-logoutrequest

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