---
id: CVE-2026-77226
title: >-
  Camunda 7.24.0 before 7.24.15 contains an incorrect authorization
  vulnerability in the Admin web application's first-run setup endpoint, where
  SetupResource incorrectly determines setup availability by counting only
  direct members of the…
summary: >-
  Camunda 7.24.0 before 7.24.15 contains an incorrect authorization
  vulnerability in the Admin web application's first-run setup endpoint, where
  SetupResource incorrectly determines setup availability by counting only
  direct members of the…
severity: high
cvss: 8.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-863
vendor: Camunda
product: Camunda 7
affected:
  - 7 >= 7.24.0 < 7.24.15
published: '2026-10-05'
updated: '2026-10-05'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-05T21:16:37.337'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-77226'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://codeant.ai/security-research/camunda-empty-admin-group-cve-2026-77226
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://docs.camunda.org/enterprise/download/'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/camunda-incorrect-authorization-via-setupresource-endpoint
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-05T21:34:25.116Z'
---

## Overview

Camunda 7.24.0 before 7.24.15 contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability in the Admin web application's first-run setup endpoint, where SetupResource incorrectly determines setup availability by counting only direct members of the camunda-admin group rather than recognizing all configured administrators. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this logic flaw to call the setup user-create endpoint and create a new administrator account when the camunda-admin group is empty but the system is fully administered, resulting in account takeover and potential process deployment or script execution as the engine's service user.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.