Vulnerability · Published Aug 31, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-61641Wallos: OIDC account takeover via email-based account linking without `email_verified` check
High 8.1
In plain English
A high-severity improper authentication in Wallos from ellite. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 45% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
Wallos is an open-source, self-hostable personal subscription tracker. From version 4.0.0 to before version 4.9.6, Wallos's OIDC login links an incoming OIDC identity to an existing local account by matching the email claim alone, without verifying that the IdP marked that email as verified (email_verified). When Wallos is configured against an IdP that lets a user present an arbitrary or unverified email (multi-tenant IdPs, IdPs with open self-registration, or any IdP the attacker partly controls), an attacker with no Wallos account can authenticate with the admin's email and be logged in as the admin — full account takeover, no password needed. This issue has been patched in version 4.9.6.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-287 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://github.com/ellite/Wallos/security/advisories/GHSA-qwgp-m2f3-6j3r x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/ellite/Wallos/pull/1092 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/ellite/Wallos/commit/b75f13d0ffa3ed7e77e8e79e4b9fd3fc528c98d3 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/ellite/Wallos/releases/tag/v4.9.6 x_refsource_MISC