CVE-2026-123196 (CVSS 8.1)

Description

Authorizer before 2.4.2 contains a password reset poisoning vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to control emailed link hosts by supplying x-authorizer-url gRPC metadata. Attackers can send this metadata to the gRPC port or a Grpc-Metadata-X-Authorizer-Url header through the REST gateway to capture reset or magic-link tokens and take over accounts.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

8.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0036

Probability of exploitation

0.30%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-640 CWE-640

References

Other References

https://github.com/authorizerdev/authorizer/blob/0bceb94f0ab726d9c396202f4d8fbedee1dc9cab/internal/gateway/mount.go#L244-L248 https://github.com/authorizerdev/authorizer/blob/0bceb94f0ab726d9c396202f4d8fbedee1dc9cab/internal/grpcsrv/transport/grpc_metadata.go#L40 https://github.com/authorizerdev/authorizer/commit/b5012cbcdc7c32dcb4bd43179a212055e7fcb863 https://github.com/authorizerdev/authorizer/pull/814 https://github.com/authorizerdev/authorizer/releases/tag/2.4.2 https://github.com/authorizerdev/authorizer/security/advisories/GHSA-m46m-j9p5-5j99 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/authorizer-before-2.4.2-password-reset-poisoning-via-x-authorizer-url-grpc-metadata

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-123196? +

Authorizer before 2.4.2 contains a password reset poisoning vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to control emailed link hosts by supplying x-authorizer-url gRPC metadata. Attackers can send this metadata to the gRPC port or a Grpc-Metadata-X-Authorizer-Url header through the REST gateway to capture reset or magic-link tokens and take over accounts. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2026-123196? +

CVE-2026-123196 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.1 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching. The EPSS score is 0.0036, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-123196? +

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