CVE-2022-46145Network attack vector

Account takeover via unauthenticated user settings flow

Published Dec 2, 2022 · Updated Apr 23, 2025

Improper authentication in authentik before 2022.10.2 and 2022.11.0 through 2022.11.1 allows remote attackers to create accounts. The default-user-settings-flow accepts unauthenticated execution instead of requiring an authenticated user before applying user-setting changes. Administrator takeover additionally requires an email-verified password-recovery flow that permits the target account's email address to be overwritten.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability1.21%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Improper authentication in authentik before 2022.10.2 and 2022.11.0 through 2022.11.1 allows remote attackers to create accounts. The default-user-settings-flow accepts unauthenticated execution instead of requiring an authenticated user before applying user-setting changes. Administrator takeover additionally requires an email-verified password-recovery flow that permits the target account's email address to be overwritten.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-46145
Published
Dec 2, 2022
Updated
Apr 23, 2025
Vendor
Authentik Security Inc.
Product
authentik
Classifications
CWE-287, CWE-306, T1098, T1136
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 2, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 23, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 2022.10.2
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 2022.11.0, < 2022.11.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Authentik Security Inc. · authentikversion=< 2022.10.2; version=>= 2022.11.0, < 2022.11.2

Published CVSS scores

9.8NISTCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-287Improper Authentication
CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Function
T1098Account Manipulation
T1136Create Account

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