ZITADEL: Actions V1 sandbox escape: host file read via require()
### Summary A vulnerability in ZITADEL Actions V1 allows an organization Action author to read files from the ZITADEL host filesystem through the JavaScript `require()` module loader. On common self-hosted deployments this can be chained to steal bootstrap credentials (including the Login Client PAT) and escalate from a single-tenant organization owner to instance administrator. ### Impact ZITADEL Actions V1 run custom JavaScript inside the ZITADEL server process at OIDC, SAML, and login-flow trigger points. The runtime enables the goja Node-compatible `require()` registry without restricting the source loader, so Action scripts can load host files readable by the ZITADEL process (notably `.js` and `.json`, and in some cases other file contents via error channels). An attacker with **ORG_OWNER** on any organization (which includes `org.action.write` and `org.flow.write`) can therefore: * Read process-readable host files, including configuration or secrets mounted into the API container (for example service-account material, projected secrets, or config carrying sensitive values). * On deployments that follow ZITADEL’s documented bootstrap paths (`ZITADEL_FIRSTINSTANCE_LOGINCLIENTPATPATH`, `ZITADEL_FIRSTINSTANCE_MACHINEKEYPATH`), recover instance-wide credentials such as the **IAM_LOGIN_CLIENT** PAT or the **IAM_OWNER** service-account key, enabling escalation to full instance control. This collapses the expected multi-tenant isolation boundary: a tenant organization administr
GHSA-fgmf-7rf8-m6vf
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: osv:GHSA-fgmf-7rf8-m6vf
github.com/zitadel/zitadel
Source reference: /affected/0/package/name
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- 1.80.0-v2.20.0.20260717062331-baf6ed501b68
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/affected/0/ranges - Prerequisites
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Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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"type": "SEMVER",
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"package": {
"name": "github.com/zitadel/zitadel",
"purl": "pkg:golang/github.com/zitadel/zitadel",
"ecosystem": "Go"
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"database_specific": {
"source": "https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/09/GHSA-fgmf-7rf8-m6vf/GHSA-fgmf-7rf8-m6vf.json"
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]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-85057
Source reference:
/aliases
Publisher severity
high
Source reference: /database_specific/severity
- Event
- #63969 · Revision 1
- Added to Heist Feed
- Publisher date