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1 vulnerability found for Identity Platform and Firebase Authentication by Google Cloud

CVE-2026-85268 (GCVE-0-2026-85268)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-10-30 10:20
Modified
2026-10-30 16:48
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')
Summary
A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79) vulnerability in the auth/handler in Google Cloud Identity Platform and Firebase Authentication versions prior to 2026-08-14 on iOS allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript using a malicious iOS bundle ID.
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