9.6

CVE-2026-105209: zitadel Missing Authorization

CVSS: 9.6v3.1CriticalDeferred
Published 04-10-2026Last modified 05-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-105209 is a critical (CVSS 9.6) Missing Authorization vulnerability in zitadel. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.6/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.22%
0%100%
Low · Change unavailable
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 04-10-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.22%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

12%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Change unavailable

Change unavailable

05-10-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.22%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Zitadel1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

2 links