{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              },
              {
                "last_affected": "2026.5.6"
              },
              {
                "fixed": "2026.5.6"
              }
            ],
            "source": [
              "AFFECTED_FIELD",
              "DESCRIPTION"
            ]
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0c67ea476be6319f1b2a41cb0f5ed128af37b99b"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cna_assigner": "TuranSec",
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-269"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/72xxx/CVE-2026-72537.json"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-72537",
  "modified": "2026-09-05T03:30:40.389387546Z",
  "published": "2026-08-11T11:07:22.941Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/72xxx/CVE-2026-72537.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72537"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.9.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Authentik Security authentik - Privilege Escalation"
}