A privilege escalation vulnerability in Authentik Security authentik through 2026.5.6 allows an attacker with a source-scoped SCIM provisioning token to take over any user account including superusers by provisioning a SCIM user that matches an existing local user by username. The SCIM user ingest function adopts pre-existing local accounts by username without validating scope boundaries. An attacker can rewrite or delete any account, including the superuser, using only a limited provisioning credential.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik |
Configurations
No configuration.
History
No history.
Information
Published : 2026-08-11 12:17
Updated : 2026-09-03 17:51
NVD link : CVE-2026-72537
Mitre link : CVE-2026-72537
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-72537
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Products Affected
No product.
CWE
CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management
