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CVE-2026-77226: Camunda 7.24.0 < 7.24.15 Incorrect Authorization via SetupResource Endpoint

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-10-05 · updated 2026-10-07
• Weakness: CWE-863

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.

Affected products

• Camunda 7: from 7.24.0 before 7.24.15 — fixed in 7.24.15

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Camunda 7 7.24.15. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://codeant.ai/security-research/camunda-empty-admin-group-cve-2026-77226
• https://docs.camunda.org/enterprise/download/
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/camunda-incorrect-authorization-via-setupresource-endpoint

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