Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-105206 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-105206 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-105206?
- Informational severity, published 4 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- ZITADEL 3.0.0 through 3.4.15, 4.0.0 through 4.17.2.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-105206?
- Yes: fixed in ZITADEL 4.17.3 and later. Version 3.x is end-of-life; affected deployments must upgrade to 4.17.3 or later.. Until then: As a partial mitigation on unpatched versions, restrict which principals hold org-scoped user.read permissions (including ORG_OWNER_VIEWER and custom roles) to trusted operators only, and monitor for unexpected cross-organization user enumeration. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-105206 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-105206?
- Check whether you run ZITADEL at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
How to fix
- Fixed in: ZITADEL 4.17.3 and later. Version 3.x is end-of-life; affected deployments must upgrade to 4.17.3 or later.
As a partial mitigation on unpatched versions, restrict which principals hold org-scoped user.read permissions (including ORG_OWNER_VIEWER and custom roles) to trusted operators only, and monitor for unexpected cross-organization user enumeration.
Technical details
The vulnerability is an incorrect authorization flaw (CWE-863) in the GET /v2/users/{userId}/authentication_methods endpoint and its v2beta equivalent. The API verifies the caller's user.read permission against their own organization context rather than the organization that owns the target user. An authenticated attacker with org-scoped user.read in any organization can query other organizations' users via direct user ID and enumerate authentication method types across organizational boundaries. No secrets or credential material are exposed, and authentication methods cannot be modified.
Affected products
- ZITADEL ZITADEL 3.0.0 through 3.4.15, 4.0.0 through 4.17.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-04: disclosed
- 2026-10-04: patched: Fix released in 4.17.3