CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-56733

HighCVSS 8.7
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.27%

17th percentile - higher than 17% of all known CVEs

Summary

In Zammad prior to versions 7.0.2 and 7.1.0, there is a lack of validation within the authorization cascade. Under specific conditions, the granular restrictions of the access key are overridden by the latent authorization authority of the parent account, nullifying the intended separation of functional areas and resulting in uncontrolled expansion of administrative discretion. An attacker can create new administrator accounts despite token restrictions, gaining full access to all system data (tickets, customers, configuration) and complete control of the Zammad instance. This issue is fixed in versions 7.0.2 and 7.1.0.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can gain full control of the Zammad instance, including the ability to create administrator accounts and access all data, representing a serious integrity breach of the entire trust environment.

Recommendation

Immediately upgrade Zammad to version 7.0.2 or 7.1.0 (or later) and conduct an audit of authorization hierarchies and existing administrator accounts.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Zammad is a web based open source helpdesk/customer support system. Prior to 7.0.2 and 7.1.0, this issue concerns a lack of discursive validation within the authorization cascade. It has been determined that the system-level enforcement of access restrictions during the initialization of new identity objects exhibits a discrepancy: Under specific conditions, the granular restrictions of the access key being used are overridden by the latent authorization authority of the parent account. Consequently, this means that the intended separation of functional areas is nullified, resulting in an uncontrolled expansion of administrative discretion. Due to this potential integrity breach of the entire trust environment, an immediate evaluation of the authorization hierarchies is imperative. Impact An attacker can create new administrator accounts despite token restrictions. This grants full access to all system data (tickets, customers, configuration) and allows the attacker to take complete control of the Zammad instance. Abuse Scenario The vulnerability stems from a lack of synergy between the token-based authorization logic and the target system's functional authorization hierarchy, which allows for iterative escalation of the privileged access context. This issue is fixed in versions 7.0.2 and 7.1.0.

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