CVE-2026-105209

ZITADEL 3.x before 3.4.15 and 4.x before 4.17.1 contains an improper authorization vulnerability: when issuing passkey or passwordless enrollment codes, it checks only the organization in the x-zitadel-orgid header, not the target user's organization. Attackers with user-write permission in one organization can obtain an enrollment code for a user in another organization on the same instance and register their own authenticator to take over that account.

CVSS v3 9.6 CRITICAL

9.6^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.1 / Impact : 5.8

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/security/advisories/GHSA-pq2q-2c6r-75c4
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zitadel-before-3.4.15-and-4.17.1-cross-organization-account-takeover-via-passkey-enrollment

Configurations

No configuration.

History

04 Oct 2026, 15:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-04 15:16

Updated : 2026-10-29 21:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-105209

Mitre link : CVE-2026-105209

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-105209

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

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