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Three OAuth account takeovers, one bug: Auto-linking by email

Pingvin Share X, Better Auth and AshAuthentication each attached a stranger's OAuth sign-in to someone else's account. Here's how each check failed and what a safe linking decision looks like.

By WorkOSWorkOS Blog
Three OAuth account takeovers, one bug: Auto-linking by email

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Originally published by WorkOS Blog on Oct 12, 2026.

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