CVE-2026-47839 (GCVE-0-2026-47839)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-11 09:14 – Updated: 2026-09-11 14:24
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Federated OIDC Users Can Bypass externalGroupsWhitelist to Gain uaa.admin
Summary
A vulnerability allows users authenticating through a federated OIDC provider to obtain the uaa.admin scope despite operators restricting that provider through externalGroupsWhitelist configuration. The issue occurs specifically when an OIDC identity provider uses groupMappingMode: AS_SCOPES with a wildcard externalGroupsWhitelist entry.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-11 12:59 UTC
CWE
- CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud Foundry Foundation | UAA |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 77.30.0
(custom)
Unaffected: 77.31.0 |
guessed | |
| Cloud Foundry Foundation | cf-deployment |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 48.9.0
(custom)
Unaffected: 48.10.0 |
guessed |
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