CVE-2026-58165 json
OpenZiti - Privilege Escalation to Admin via Unauthorized Enrollment Creation
published 2026-06-30 4 mo ago modified 2026-11-08 25 h ago also EUVD-2026-40371
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 27%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
OpenZiti through 2.0.0, fixed in commit 3027fdf, contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows authenticated non-admin identities with fine-grained enrollment management permissions to create enrollments for any identity, including the default administrator, because the ApplyCreate function in controller/model/enrollment_manager.go verifies only that the target identity exists without performing authorization checks binding the caller to the target identity. Attackers can redeem the resulting one-time token through the unauthenticated client API enrollment endpoint to obtain a client certificate authenticating as the targeted admin identity, yielding full administrative control of the controller and the zero-trust overlay it manages.
Patch / fix
- github.com/openziti/ziti@3027fdf commit
- github.com/openziti/ziti#4013 pull request
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 4 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/openziti/ziti/issues/4010 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- openziti ziti
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
References
-
github.com
/openziti/ziti/pull/4013
issue-tracking, patch
-
github.com
/openziti/ziti/commit/3027fdffd3e57884487b7c46e5e669cfbc8becdf
patch
-
github.com
/openziti/ziti/issues/4010
technical-description, exploit, issue-tracking
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/openziti-privilege-escalation-to-admin-via-unauthorized-enrollment-creation
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-58165
- NVD CVE-2026-58165
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