PingFederate and PingAccess
CVE-2021-42000: Ping Identity PingFederate Password Reset and Password Change Mishandling with an authentication policy in parallel reset flows
When a password reset or password change flow with an authentication policy is configured and the adapter in the reset or change policy supports multiple parallel reset flows, an existing user can reset another existing users password.
Published
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Affected and fixed versions
| Product / branch | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| PingFederate 9.3 | 9.3.0* or later |
| PingFederate 10.0 | 10.0.0* or later |
| PingFederate 10.1 | 10.1.0* or later |
| PingFederate 10.2 | 10.2.0* or later |
| PingFederate 10.3 | 10.3.0* or later |
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What it is
When a password reset or password change flow with an authentication policy is configured and the adapter in the reset or change policy supports multiple parallel reset flows, an existing user can reset another existing users password.
Sources
KEV status, EPSS score and vendor data refreshed automatically, last on 13 Oct 2026.