ZITADEL before 4.17.3 Account Takeover via External IdP Linking
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
ZITADEL 3.0.0 through 3.4.15 and 4.0.0 before 4.17.3 creates links between user accounts and external identity providers without verifying a primary factor or the caller's permission, including on identify-only Login V2 sessions and via the User Service V2 AddIDPLink endpoint. An unauthenticated attacker knowing a victim's login name can bind their own external IdP identity to the victim's account and then sign in as the victim.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA zitadel (zitadel) Fixed in 4.17.3
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
zitadel 4.17.3
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-67544 ZITADEL before 4.17.3 Session Hijacking via Forgeable IdP Intent TokensPriority LOW 38
- TI-2026-67542 ZITADEL before 4.17.3 Cross-Organization Authentication Method Enumeration via User ServicePriority LOW 24
Timeline
- 2026-10-04 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-105207
- 2026-10-04 Alias added: GHSA-98x8-wvr5-pxqj
- 2026-10-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · CNA
References
More zitadel vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-26607 ZITADEL Vulnerable to Session Information Leakage CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-67551 ZITADEL before 4.16.2 Account Pre-Hijacking via Forged External IdP Callback CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2025-41253 ZITADEL Vulnerable to Unauthenticated Full-Read SSRF via V2 Login CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2025-39554 Zitadel Bypass Second Authentication Factor CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-82647 ZITADEL Login V2 flaw lets attackers approve device authorizations CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-71183 Missing authentication in ZITADEL Login V1 lets attackers rename users CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-105207 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-105207 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-98x8-wvr5-pxqj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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