Answer in brief
CVE-2026-109374 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.1) vulnerability in ZITADEL 3.0.0 before 4.19.2 Privilege Escalation via OIDC Token Exchange Impersonation. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps zitadel/zitadel (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 5.1. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps zitadel/zitadel (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| zitadel/zitadelgeneric | >=3.0.0 <4.19.2 | 4.19.2 |
Published upstream
Oct 12, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 12, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 12, 2026
ZITADEL 3.0.0 before 4.19.2 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in OIDC token exchange that allows end-user impersonators to impersonate administrators including IAM_OWNER by bypassing the admin.impersonation check. Attackers holding IAM_END_USER_IMPERSONATOR or ORG_END_USER_IMPERSONATOR roles can sign in to relying applications as administrators with their roles and claims.
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