CVE-2022-21706
Multi-use invitations can grant access to other organizations in Zulip
Zulip is an open-source team collaboration tool with topic-based threading. Zulip Server version 2.0.0 and above are vulnerable to insufficient access control with multi-use invitations. A Zulip Server deployment which hosts multiple organizations is vulnerable to an attack where an invitation created in one organization (potentially as a role with elevated permissions) can be used to join any other organization. This bypasses any restrictions on required domains on users' email addresses, may be used to gain access to organizations which are only accessible by invitation, and may be used to gain access with elevated privileges. This issue has been patched in release 4.10. There are no known workarounds for this issue. ### Patches Has the problem been patched? What versions should users upgrade to? ### Workarounds Is there a way for users to fix or remediate the vulnerability without upgrading? ### References Are there any links users can visit to find out more? ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, you can discuss them on the developer community Zulip server, or email the Zulip security team.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.2
Multi-use invitations can grant access to other organizations in Zulip
Zulip is an open-source team collaboration tool with topic-based threading. Zulip Server version 2.0.0 and above are vulnerable to insufficient access control with multi-use invitations. A Zulip Server deployment which hosts multiple organizations is vulnerable to an attack where an invitation created in one organization (potentially as a role with elevated permissions) can be used to join any other organization. This bypasses any restrictions on required domains on users' email addresses, may be used to gain access to organizations which are only accessible by invitation, and may be used to gain access with elevated privileges. This issue has been patched in release 4.10. There are no known workarounds for this issue. ### Patches Has the problem been patched? What versions should users upgrade to? ### Workarounds Is there a way for users to fix or remediate the vulnerability without upgrading? ### References Are there any links users can visit to find out more? ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, you can discuss them on the developer community Zulip server, or email the Zulip security team.
- Record
CVE-2022-21706- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863, CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-26895
7.2
Zulip is an open-source team collaboration tool with topic-based threading. Zulip Server version 2.0.0 and above are vulnerable to insufficient access control with multi-use invitations. A Zulip Server deployment which hosts multiple organizations is vulnerable to an attack where an invitation created in one organization (potentially as a role with elevated permissions) can be used to join any other organization. This bypasses any restrictions on required domains on users' email addresses, may be used to gain access to organizations which are only accessible by invitation, and may be used to gain access with elevated privileges. This issue has been patched in release 4.10. There are no known workarounds for this issue. ### Patches Has the problem been patched? What versions should users upgrade to? ### Workarounds Is there a way for users to fix or remediate the vulnerability without upgrading? ### References Are there any links users can visit to find out more? ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, you can discuss them on the developer community Zulip server, or email the Zulip security team.
- Record
EUVD-2022-26895- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.2
Zulip is an open-source team collaboration tool with topic-based threading. Zulip Server version 2.0.0 and above are vulnerable to insufficient access control with multi-use invitations. A Zulip Server deployment which hosts multiple organizations is vulnerable to an attack where an invitation created in one organization (potentially as a role with elevated permissions) can be used to join any other organization. This bypasses any restrictions on required domains on users' email addresses, may be used to gain access to organizations which are only accessible by invitation, and may be used to gain access with elevated privileges. This issue has been patched in release 4.10. There are no known workarounds for this issue. ### Patches Has the problem been patched? What versions should users upgrade to? ### Workarounds Is there a way for users to fix or remediate the vulnerability without upgrading? ### References Are there any links users can visit to find out more? ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, you can discuss them on the developer community Zulip server, or email the Zulip security team.
- Record
CVE-2022-21706- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-284, CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.2
Multi-use invitations can grant access to other organizations in Zulip
Zulip is an open-source team collaboration tool with topic-based threading. Zulip Server version 2.0.0 and above are vulnerable to insufficient access control with multi-use invitations. A Zulip Server deployment which hosts multiple organizations is vulnerable to an attack where an invitation created in one organization (potentially as a role with elevated permissions) can be used to join any other organization. This bypasses any restrictions on required domains on users' email addresses, may be used to gain access to organizations which are only accessible by invitation, and may be used to gain access with elevated privileges. This issue has been patched in release 4.10. There are no known workarounds for this issue. ### Patches Has the problem been patched? What versions should users upgrade to? ### Workarounds Is there a way for users to fix or remediate the vulnerability without upgrading? ### References Are there any links users can visit to find out more? ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, you can discuss them on the developer community Zulip server, or email the Zulip security team.
- Record
CVE-2022-21706- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284, CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-21706 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Zulip, published February 25, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.21%, the 68th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/zulip/zulip/security/advisories/GHSA-6xmj-2wcm-p2jc
github.com/zulip/zulip/commit/88917019f03860609114082cdc0f31a561503f9e
blog.zulip.com/2022/02/25/zulip-cloud-invitation-vulnerability
blog.zulip.com/2022/02/25/zulip-server-4-10-security-release
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/21xxx/CVE-2022-21706.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21706