CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedThe email authenticator enrollment process in authentik versions prior to 2026.2.7, 2026.5.7, and 2026.8.2 is vulnerable, allowing an attacker who knows a user's password to substitute their own email address during authentication. This enables the attacker to receive the one-time code and complete the enrollment, granting them access to the user's session and associated single sign-on applications. Organizations using authentik should prioritize updating to the patched versions to mitigate this high-severity risk.
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Original NVD Description
authentik is an open-source identity provider. Prior to 2026.2.7, 2026.5.7, and 2026.8.2, authentik email authenticator enrollment during an authentication or enrollment flow accepts a recipient address supplied in the setup request instead of using the address already established by the flow. An actor who knows a target user's password can substitute an attacker-controlled address, receive the one-time code, and finish enrolling the factor as the target. The target must not have enrolled the email factor already. Successful enrollment gives the actor a session as the target and access to single sign-on applications behind the account. Other authenticator types are not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.2.7, 2026.5.7, and 2026.8.2.