CVE-2026-48085 OpenReception has unauthenticated GLOBAL_ADMIN account creation post-bootstrap
Unauthenticated attackers can create active GLOBAL_ADMIN accounts post-bootstrap, gaining full administrative control over the OpenReception platform.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-48085?
CVE-2026-48085 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in open-reception appointment-booking-software, published on 6 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OpenReception's appointment booking software provides an end-to-end encrypted appointment booking platform. Prior to version 1.0.1, a fully provisioned OpenReception instance accepts unauthenticated POST requests to `/setup/create-admin-account` and creates additional GLOBAL_ADMIN accounts without verifying that an admin already exists. Any unauthenticated network attacker who can submit a same-origin form POST gains full platform-level administrative control. The newly created account is `is_active=true` with `confirmation_state=ACCESS_GRANTED` and does not require completing email confirmation; the GLOBAL_ADMIN row is created active and immediately usable. Login and tenant enumeration succeed without any further interaction. This is distinct from the deployment race condition already documented on the `Claiming an instance` page. That documented race covers the window between deployment and first claim. The bug reported here works after the operator has properly claimed and configured the instance: the layout-level guard that protects the setup page only redirects on GET, while the `default` form action handler creates the user without rechecking `adminExists()`. Three GLOBAL_ADMIN accounts were created in succession during testing, with no rate limiting observed. Audit-specific event logging beyond standard application logs was not assessed; the standard `[error]` line that surfaces only when a uniqueness conflict is hit is not the same as a security event for "additional admin created post-claim". The form post is rejected for browser drive-by CSRF by SvelteKit's built-in same-origin check, but any tool that supplies a matching `Origin` header (curl, Burp, automated scanners, server-side proxies) bypasses this trivially. No additional preconditions exist. Users should upgrade to version 1.0.1 to receive a patch.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-48085?
How do I fix CVE-2026-48085?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-48085 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-48085 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-48085 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qvvq-hhpj-64rp.