CVE-2026-81818

Flowintel Organization Administrator Can Reset Full Administrator Password and Escalate Privileges

Published Aug 27, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.6 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Affected versions of Flowintel contain an authorization flaw in the administrative user-edit API.


The existing authorization check correctly prevented an organization administrator from editing users in another organization, but it did not prevent them from editing a full administrator within their own organization. As a result, an org admin could modify that full administrator account, including changing its password. The upstream commit explicitly describes the issue as:


“Org admin can change the password of a full admin in the same organization.”


The fix adds a higher-privilege boundary check:


if user_to_edit.is_admin(): return ... 403

so organization administrators can no longer modify full administrator accounts.

Version impacted >=3.3.0

Remediation

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Flowintel
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Vendors & Products Flowintel
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Description Affected versions of Flowintel contain an authorization flaw in the administrative user-edit API. The existing authorization check correctly prevented an organization administrator from editing users in another organization, but it did not prevent them from editing a full administrator within their own organization. As a result, an org admin could modify that full administrator account, including changing its password. The upstream commit explicitly describes the issue as: “Org admin can change the password of a full admin in the same organization.” The fix adds a higher-privilege boundary check: if user_to_edit.is_admin(): return ... 403 so organization administrators can no longer modify full administrator accounts. Version impacted >=3.3.0
Title Flowintel Organization Administrator Can Reset Full Administrator Password and Escalate Privileges
Weaknesses CWE-269
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
CIRCL
Published
Updated
Aug 27, 2026, 7:42 PM
Reserved
Aug 27, 2026, 1:14 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 27, 2026, 5:21 PM
Modified
Aug 28, 2026, 3:28 PM