CVE-2026-72534
SCIM provisioning token can elevate to superuser by hijacking an admin group.
Is CVE-2026-72534 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-72534 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.31% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-72534?
CVE-2026-72534 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-72534?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-72534. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-72534 affect?
CVE-2026-72534 affects Authentik <= 2026.5.6, Authentik SCIM provisioning. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-72534?
Upgrade Authentik >2026.5.6, revoke/regenerate SCIM tokens, audit admin groups
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Attacker with a source-scoped SCIM token can gain IdP superuser, replace admin group membership, and lock out administrators.
Immediate action required
- affected<= 2026.5.6
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.