CVSS Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/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
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4Description
Fleet is open source device management software. Prior to 4.81.0, Fleet contained an issue in the user invitation flow where the email address provided during invite acceptance was not validated against the email address associated with the invite. An attacker who obtained a valid invite token could create an account under an arbitrary email address while inheriting the role granted by the invite, including global admin. Version 4.81.0 patches the issue.
Analysis
Fleet device management software prior to version 4.81.0 allows privilege escalation through email validation bypass in the user invitation flow. An attacker with a valid invite token can create an account using an arbitrary email address while retaining the role permissions granted by the invite, potentially obtaining global admin access. …
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Remediation
Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Audit authentication configurations.
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EUVD-2026-16797
GHSA-4f9r-x588-pp2h