CVE-2022-36051 Broken Authorization in ZITADEL Actions
Attackers with ORG_OWNER role can use Actions to grant unauthorized access to other organizations' projects due to missing authorization checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-36051?
CVE-2022-36051 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in zitadel, published on 31 Aug 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ZITADEL combines the ease of Auth0 and the versatility of Keycloak.**Actions**, introduced in ZITADEL **1.42.0** on the API and **1.56.0** for Console, is a feature, where users with role.`ORG_OWNER` are able to create Javascript Code, which is invoked by the system at certain points during the login. **Actions**, for example, allow creating authorizations (user grants) on newly created users programmatically. Due to a missing authorization check, **Actions** were able to grant authorizations for projects that belong to other organizations inside the same Instance. Granting authorizations via API and Console is not affected by this vulnerability. There is currently no known workaround, users should update.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36051?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/zitadel/zitadel. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
github.com/zitadel/zitadel Go | From 1.42.0 | 1.87.1 |
github.com/zitadel/zitadel Go | From 1.42.0 | 1.87.1 |
github.com/zitadel/zitadel Go | From 2.0.0 | 2.2.0 |
github.com/zitadel/zitadel Go | From 2.0.0 | 2.2.0 |
Products include Zitadel Zitadel.
How do I fix CVE-2022-36051?
Upgrade github.com/zitadel/zitadel to a fixed version for your release line: 1.87.1 or 2.2.0.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2022-36051 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36051 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in zitadel
- CVE-2026-29191 ZITADEL: 1-Click Account Takeover via XSS in /saml-post Endpoint
- CVE-2025-67494 ZITADEL Vulnerable to Unauthenticated Full-Read SSRF via V2 Login
- CVE-2025-27507 IDOR Vulnerabilities in ZITADEL's Admin API that Primarily Impact LDAP Configurations
- CVE-2025-64103 Zitadel Bypass Second Authentication Factor
- CVE-2025-31123 Zitadel Expired JWT Keys Usable for Authorization Grants
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c8fj-4pm8-mp2c.