---
title: "CVE-2026-100169: Prowler - Authentication Bypass"
description: "Prowler 5.4.0 before 5.35.0 contains an improper authentication caused by insecure social account linking in ProwlerSocialAccountAdapter.pre_social_login(), letting remote unauthenticated attackers gain persistent access to user accounts by linking unverified emails, exploit requires open self-registration and unverified email settings."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-100169/
---

# CVE-2026-100169 Prowler - Authentication Bypass

Prowler 5.4.0 before 5.35.0 contains an improper authentication caused by insecure social account linking in ProwlerSocialAccountAdapter.pre\_social\_login(), letting remote unauthenticated attackers gain persistent access to user accounts by linking unverified emails, exploit requires open self-registration and unverified email settings.

CVSS base score 7.6 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-100169)

## Details

Type

Authentication Bypass

Impact

Broken Authentication

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Published

14 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-287](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 5.35.0 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-100169](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-100169)
- [https://github.com/prowler-cloud/prowler/commit/0f31f1a3c2daa05b4d77a78f451e3fbfb3fe3411](https://github.com/prowler-cloud/prowler/commit/0f31f1a3c2daa05b4d77a78f451e3fbfb3fe3411)
- [https://github.com/prowler-cloud/prowler/pull/12013](https://github.com/prowler-cloud/prowler/pull/12013)
- [https://github.com/prowler-cloud/prowler/releases/tag/5.35.0](https://github.com/prowler-cloud/prowler/releases/tag/5.35.0)
- [https://github.com/prowler-cloud/prowler/security/advisories/GHSA-h8m9-jgf8-vwvp](https://github.com/prowler-cloud/prowler/security/advisories/GHSA-h8m9-jgf8-vwvp)
- [https://secur0.com/en/cna/cve-list/cve-2026-100169-prowler-account-pre-hijacking](https://secur0.com/en/cna/cve-list/cve-2026-100169-prowler-account-pre-hijacking)

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