High severity · published Oct 5, 2026
CVE-2026-77226
Camunda 7.24.0 < 7.24.15 Incorrect Authorization via SetupResource Endpoint
8.1
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Camunda 7.24.0 before 7.24.15 contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability in the Admin web application's first-run setup endpoint, where SetupResource incorrectly determines setup availability by counting only direct members of the camunda-admin group rather than recognizing all configured administrators. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this logic flaw to call the setup user-create endpoint and create a new administrator account when the camunda-admin group is empty but the system is fully administered, resulting in account takeover and potential process deployment or script execution as the engine's service user.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 53% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
C7
Camunda 7 · Camunda
7.24.0 before 7.24.15 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-77226
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-77226
technical-description
https://codeant.ai/security-research/camunda-empty-admin-group-cve-2026-77226
product
https://docs.camunda.org/enterprise/download/
third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/camunda-incorrect-authorization-via-setupresource-endpoint
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