CVE-2026-105209
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
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.
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
9.3
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-04 15:16:32.007000
Last modified
2026-10-29 21:17:09.670000
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"lastModified": "2026-10-29T21:17:09.670",
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