CVE-2026-44986
Penpot: Pre-authenticated account takeover via team-invitation token + prepare-register-profile
Description
Penpot is an open-source design tool for design and code collaboration. Prior to 2.14.5, Penpot exposed teams_invitations.clj invitation tokens from create-team-invitations, embedded an existing profile id in auth.clj prepare-register-profile, and had auth.clj register-profile issue a session based on the invitation email match without password verification, allowing a registered user to take over any non-blocked profile. This issue is fixed in version 2.14.5.
INFO
Published Date :
July 15, 2026, 4:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 15, 2026, 6:15 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | |||||
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL | MITRE-CVE |
Solution
- Update Penpot to version 2.14.5.
- Apply security patches for Penpot.
- Review authentication mechanisms.
- Monitor for unauthorized access.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jul. 15, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'penpot', 'product': 'penpot', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '< 2.14.5'}]}] Added Description Penpot is an open-source design tool for design and code collaboration. Prior to 2.14.5, Penpot exposed teams_invitations.clj invitation tokens from create-team-invitations, embedded an existing profile id in auth.clj prepare-register-profile, and had auth.clj register-profile issue a session based on the invitation email match without password verification, allowing a registered user to take over any non-blocked profile. This issue is fixed in version 2.14.5. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-287 Added CWE CWE-639 Added Reference https://github.com/penpot/penpot/commit/9e681260ccc4feb6c564ff0773fb9594b462c574 Added Reference https://github.com/penpot/penpot/pull/9380 Added Reference https://github.com/penpot/penpot/releases/tag/2.14.5 Added Reference https://github.com/penpot/penpot/security/advisories/GHSA-4937-35vc-hqjj -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Jul. 15, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://github.com/penpot/penpot/security/advisories/GHSA-4937-35vc-hqjj Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-44986', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'poc'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-07-15T15:38:57.134851Z'}