7.1
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-25741
Zulip Vulnerable to Modification of Payment Method (Stripe Default Card) by Non-Billing Users
Description

Zulip is an open-source team collaboration tool. Prior to commit bf28c82dc9b1f630fa8e9106358771b20a0040f7, the API endpoint for creating a card update session during an upgrade flow was accessible to users with only organization member privileges. When the associated Stripe Checkout session is completed, the Stripe webhook updates the organization’s default payment method. Because no billing-specific authorization check is enforced, a regular (non-billing) member can change the organization’s payment method. This vulnerability affected the Zulip Cloud payment processing system, and has been patched as of commit bf28c82dc9b1f630fa8e9106358771b20a0040f7. Self-hosted deploys are no longer affected and no patch or upgrade is required for them.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 26, 2026, 10:20 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 27, 2026, 2:06 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-25741 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Zulip zulip_server
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH MITRE-CVE
Solution
Update Zulip to at least commit bf28c82dc9b1f630fa8e9106358771b20a0040f7 to enforce billing authorization.
  • Update Zulip to version bf28c82dc9b1f630fa8e9106358771b20a0040f7 or later.
  • Verify access controls for billing operations.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/zulip/zulip/commit/bf28c82dc9b1f630fa8e9106358771b20a0040f7
https://github.com/zulip/zulip/security/advisories/GHSA-vhhx-84f7-rc8j
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-25741 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Feb. 26, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Zulip is an open-source team collaboration tool. Prior to commit bf28c82dc9b1f630fa8e9106358771b20a0040f7, the API endpoint for creating a card update session during an upgrade flow was accessible to users with only organization member privileges. When the associated Stripe Checkout session is completed, the Stripe webhook updates the organization’s default payment method. Because no billing-specific authorization check is enforced, a regular (non-billing) member can change the organization’s payment method. This vulnerability affected the Zulip Cloud payment processing system, and has been patched as of commit bf28c82dc9b1f630fa8e9106358771b20a0040f7. Self-hosted deploys are no longer affected and no patch or upgrade is required for them.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
    Added CWE CWE-863
    Added Reference https://github.com/zulip/zulip/commit/bf28c82dc9b1f630fa8e9106358771b20a0040f7
    Added Reference https://github.com/zulip/zulip/security/advisories/GHSA-vhhx-84f7-rc8j
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.1
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