Improper access control in authentik - CVE-2022-46172
Published: December 23, 2022 / Updated: April 23, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU127145
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46172
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Authentik Security Inc
Affected software:
authentik
authentik
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to create arbitrary accounts.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in the default-user-settings-flow endpoint when handling requests to execute the user settings flow. A remote user can send a request to the flow execution endpoint to create arbitrary accounts.
Exploitation requires an existing authenticated user session and does not work for unauthenticated requests.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-46172
Install security update from vendor's website.