CVE-2026-72537
Authentik SCIM privilege escalation allows takeover of any account, including superusers.
Is CVE-2026-72537 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-72537 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 0.29% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-72537?
CVE-2026-72537 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-2026-72537?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-72537. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-72537 affect?
CVE-2026-72537 affects Authentik (<=2026.5.6), authentik SCIM provisioning endpoint. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-72537?
Upgrade authentik to a fixed release (>2026.5.6); revoke/rotate SCIM tokens and audit accounts.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
A scoped SCIM provisioning token can create/overwrite users by username, enabling takeover, deletion, or promotion of any account including superusers.
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.