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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-44986 · published 15 July 2026

CVE-2026-44986: Improper authentication vulnerability

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.

9.9 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 0.52% · top 57.9% CWE-287 · Improper authenticationCWE-639 · Insecure direct object reference Deferred
9.9CVSS 3.1 base score
0.52%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
0Affected product versions listed by NVD
5References
15 Jul 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/penpot/penpot/commit/9e681260ccc4feb6c564ff0773fb9594b462c574
https://github.com/penpot/penpot/pull/9380
https://github.com/penpot/penpot/releases/tag/2.14.5
https://github.com/penpot/penpot/security/advisories/GHSA-4937-35vc-hqjj
https://github.com/penpot/penpot/security/advisories/GHSA-4937-35vc-hqjj

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-44986), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.