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TI-2022-22789 Aliases CVE-2022-46145

authentik vulnerable to unauthorized user creation and potential account takeover

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

authentik is an open-source identity provider. Versions prior to 2022.11.2 and 2022.10.2 are vulnerable to unauthorized user creation and potential account takeover. With the default flows, unauthenticated users can create new accounts in authentik. If a flow exists that allows for email-verified password recovery, this can be used to overwrite the email address of admin accounts and take over their accounts. authentik 2022.11.2 and 2022.10.2 fix this issue. As a workaround, a policy can be created and bound to the `default-user-settings-flow flow` with the contents `return request.user.is_authenticated`.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01279 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed authentik (goauthentik): 2022.10.2, 2022.11.2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
goauthentikauthentikbefore 2022.10.2; 2022.11.0 to before 2022.11.22022.10.2, 2022.11.2Patch availableCNA
  • authentik Vendorgoauthentik Affected before 2022.10.2; 2022.11.0 to before 2022.11.2 Fixed in 2022.10.2, 2022.11.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:goauthentik:authentik:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2022.10.2; 2022.11 to before 2022.11.2Vulnerablegoauthentik
  • cpe:2.3:a:goauthentik:authentik:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2022.10.2; 2022.11 to before 2022.11.2 Vulnerable ·goauthentik

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA authentik (goauthentik) Fixed in 2022.10.2, 2022.11.2

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-46145

References

Advisory 3

  • TI-2026-36603 authentik: SourceStage bypass via empty POST CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-07608 authentik vulnerable to Improper Authentication via invitation URL token reuse CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2026-36598 authentik: `UserSourceConnection.user` and `GroupSourceConnection.group` are changeable through the API CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-22816 authentik allows existing authenticated users to create arbitrary accounts CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
  • TI-2024-25628 Insufficient access control for OAuth2 Device Code flow in authentik CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-24876 authentik potential installation takeover when default admin user is deleted CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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