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GHSA-4f9r-x588-pp2h
No affected components available
Summary
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.
Impact
If an attacker gains access to a valid invite token, they can create a Fleet user account with an email address of their choosing while inheriting the invite’s assigned role and team memberships.
This issue:
- Requires possession of a valid invite token
- Does not bypass authentication controls beyond invite-based account creation
- Does not expose data without successful account creation
Workarounds
If upgrading immediately is not possible:
- Treat invite links as sensitive credentials and avoid sharing them in public or semi-public channels (e.g., Slack, Teams).
- Revoke and reissue invites if there is any concern that an invite link may have been exposed.
- Prefer issuing invites with the minimum required privileges and elevating roles after account creation when appropriate.
For more information
If there are any questions or comments about this advisory:
Send an email to security@fleetdm.com
Credits
Fleet thanks @fuzzztf for responsibly reporting this issue.
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability.
Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.
The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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