Vulnerability · Published Aug 11, 2026 · Assigned by TuranSec

CVE-2026-72537Authentik Security authentik - Privilege Escalation

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity privilege mismanagement in authentik from Authentik Security. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 34% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 65.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A privilege escalation vulnerability in Authentik Security authentik through 2026.5.6 allows an attacker with a source-scoped SCIM provisioning token to take over any user account including superusers by provisioning a SCIM user that matches an existing local user by username. The SCIM user ingest function adopts pre-existing local accounts by username without validating scope boundaries. An attacker can rewrite or delete any account, including the superuser, using only a limited provisioning credential.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Authentik Security	authentik	0 – through 2026.5.6

Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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