7.6
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-100169
Account pre-hijacking in the Prowler API through email based social account linking without verification
Description

Improper Authentication in the social account linking path of the Prowler API in Prowler from 5.4.0 before 5.35.0 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain persistent access to the account of a user who has not yet registered, because ProwlerSocialAccountAdapter.pre_social_login() in api/src/backend/api/adapters.py links a Google or GitHub login to any existing local account that has the same email address as the one returned by the provider, without requiring that the address has been verified by the provider or on the existing account, and without any other check that both accounts belong to the same person. Self registration is open and the new account is usable at once, because UserViewSet.get_permissions() in api/src/backend/api/v1/views.py grants AllowAny to the create action, ACCOUNT_EMAIL_VERIFICATION is set to none in api/src/backend/config/settings/social_login.py, and the Django ModelBackend checks only the password and is_active, not the django-allauth EmailAddress record. An attacker who registers an email address before its owner keeps the password set at registration after the link is made, because sociallogin.connect() does not reset the password and does not disable the existing account, and the owner who later signs in with Google or GitHub is logged into the attacker's account. django-allauth makes the same email based link on its own, because SOCIALACCOUNT_EMAIL_AUTHENTICATION and SOCIALACCOUNT_EMAIL_AUTHENTICATION_AUTO_CONNECT are both set to True in the same settings module. This gives the attacker the cloud provider credentials, scan findings and tenant memberships held in the account.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 14, 2026, 4:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 14, 2026, 4:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

4daa8cea-433a-44bd-9456-53b127fc289a
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-100169 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Prowler prowler
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 HIGH 4daa8cea-433a-44bd-9456-53b127fc289a
CVSS 4.0 HIGH 4daa8cea-433a-44bd-9456-53b127fc289a
Solution
Update Prowler to version 5.35.0 or later to fix improper authentication.
  • Update Prowler to version 5.35.0 or later.
  • Review and enforce email verification for social logins.
  • Verify user accounts before linking social identities.
  • Implement stronger account linking checks.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by 4daa8cea-433a-44bd-9456-53b127fc289a

    Oct. 14, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Improper Authentication in the social account linking path of the Prowler API in Prowler from 5.4.0 before 5.35.0 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain persistent access to the account of a user who has not yet registered, because ProwlerSocialAccountAdapter.pre_social_login() in api/src/backend/api/adapters.py links a Google or GitHub login to any existing local account that has the same email address as the one returned by the provider, without requiring that the address has been verified by the provider or on the existing account, and without any other check that both accounts belong to the same person. Self registration is open and the new account is usable at once, because UserViewSet.get_permissions() in api/src/backend/api/v1/views.py grants AllowAny to the create action, ACCOUNT_EMAIL_VERIFICATION is set to none in api/src/backend/config/settings/social_login.py, and the Django ModelBackend checks only the password and is_active, not the django-allauth EmailAddress record. An attacker who registers an email address before its owner keeps the password set at registration after the link is made, because sociallogin.connect() does not reset the password and does not disable the existing account, and the owner who later signs in with Google or GitHub is logged into the attacker's account. django-allauth makes the same email based link on its own, because SOCIALACCOUNT_EMAIL_AUTHENTICATION and SOCIALACCOUNT_EMAIL_AUTHENTICATION_AUTO_CONNECT are both set to True in the same settings module. This gives the attacker the cloud provider credentials, scan findings and tenant memberships held in the account.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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
    Added CWE CWE-287
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/100xxx/CVE-2026-100169.json">CVE-2026-100169</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/prowler-cloud/prowler/commit/0f31f1a3c2daa05b4d77a78f451e3fbfb3fe3411
    Added Reference https://github.com/prowler-cloud/prowler/pull/12013
    Added Reference https://github.com/prowler-cloud/prowler/releases/tag/5.35.0
    Added Reference https://github.com/prowler-cloud/prowler/security/advisories/GHSA-h8m9-jgf8-vwvp
    Added Reference https://secur0.com/en/cna/cve-list/cve-2026-100169-prowler-account-pre-hijacking
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