CVE-2022-23555Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Unauthenticated privileged account creation via unbound invitation tokens

Published Dec 28, 2022 · Updated Apr 11, 2025

Improper access control in authentik before 2022.10.4 and 2022.11.0 through 2022.11.3 allows remote attackers to create privileged accounts. Invitation URL validation accepts a valid token after the enrollment-flow slug is changed because the token is not bound to its configured flow. Exploitation requires invitations, multiple enrollment flows granting different permissions, and knowledge or discovery of another flow slug; the default configuration is unaffected.

CVSS severity9.6
Critical
EPSS probability0.88%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper access control in authentik before 2022.10.4 and 2022.11.0 through 2022.11.3 allows remote attackers to create privileged accounts. Invitation URL validation accepts a valid token after the enrollment-flow slug is changed because the token is not bound to its configured flow. Exploitation requires invitations, multiple enrollment flows granting different permissions, and knowledge or discovery of another flow slug; the default configuration is unaffected.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-23555
Published
Dec 28, 2022
Updated
Apr 11, 2025
Vendor
Authentik Security Inc.
Product
authentik
Classifications
CWE-284, CWE-287, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 28, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 11, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 2022.10.4
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 2022.11.0, < 2022.11.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Authentik Security Inc. · authentikversion=< 2022.10.4; version=>= 2022.11.0, < 2022.11.4

Published CVSS scores

9.4GitHub CNACVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
9.6GitHub Security AdvisoryCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-284Improper Access Control
CWE-287Improper Authentication
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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