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9.8
CVE-2026-48085: OpenReception creates admin accounts without password protection
CVE-2026-48085 · published 28 days ago
Summary
Prior to version 1.0.1, OpenReception's appointment booking software allowed anyone to create administrative accounts without a password. This means that an attacker could gain full control over the platform. To fix this, update to version 1.0.1 or later, and ensure you have proper security measures in place to protect your account.
Original advisory text
OpenReception's appointment booking software provides an end-to-end encrypted appointment booking platform. Prior to version 1.0.1, a fully provisioned OpenReception instance accepts unauthenticate...
OpenReception's appointment booking software provides an end-to-end encrypted appointment booking platform. Prior to version 1.0.1, a fully provisioned OpenReception instance accepts unauthenticated POST requests to `/setup/create-admin-account` and creates additional GLOBAL_ADMIN accounts without verifying that an admin already exists. Any unauthenticated network attacker who can submit a same-origin form POST gains full platform-level administrative control. The newly created account is `is_active=true` with `confirmation_state=ACCESS_GRANTED` and does not require completing email confirmation; the GLOBAL_ADMIN row is created active and immediately usable. Login and tenant enumeration succeed without any further interaction. This is distinct from the deployment race condition already documented on the `Claiming an instance` page. That documented race covers the window between deployment and first claim. The bug reported here works after the operator has properly claimed and configured the instance: the layout-level guard that protects the setup page only redirects on GET, while the `default` form action handler creates the user without rechecking `adminExists()`. Three GLOBAL_ADMIN accounts were created in succession during testing, with no rate limiting observed. Audit-specific event logging beyond standard application logs was not assessed; the standard `[error]` line that surfaces only when a uniqueness conflict is hit is not the same as a security event for "additional admin created post-claim". The form post is rejected for browser drive-by CSRF by SvelteKit's built-in same-origin check, but any tool that supplies a matching `Origin` header (curl, Burp, automated scanners, server-side proxies) bypasses this trivially. No additional preconditions exist. Users should upgrade to version 1.0.1 to receive a patch.
References
- https://github.com/open-reception/appointment-booking-software/commit/222408af6f...
- https://github.com/open-reception/appointment-booking-software/security/advisori...
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/48xxx/CVE-2026-48085... Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48085 Vendor Advisory
Severity
9.8
Critical
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 (NVD)
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 (OSV)
Exploitation
EPSS <1%
Type
CWE-862Missing Authorization
Timeline
Published6 Aug 2026
Updated3 Sep 2026
First seen6 Aug 2026
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