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.
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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.
Title ZITADEL before 3.4.15 and 4.17.1 Cross-Organization Account Takeover via Passkey Enrollment
First Time appeared Zitadel
Zitadel zitadel
Weaknesses CWE-862
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:zitadel:zitadel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Zitadel
Zitadel zitadel
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-04T13:10:03.314Z

Reserved: 2026-10-04T13:02:21.188Z

Link: CVE-2026-105209

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-04T15:16:32.007

Modified: 2026-10-04T15:16:32.127

Link: CVE-2026-105209

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Updated: 2026-10-04T16:30:16Z

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