GHSA-29xf-69gq-m9jx
Coder: User-admin role can reset owner account password
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/coder/coder/v2 | >= 2.34.0, < 2.34.2 | 2.34.2 |
| Go | github.com/coder/coder/v2 | >= 2.33.0, < 2.33.8 | 2.33.8 |
| Go | github.com/coder/coder/v2 | >= 2.30.0, < 2.32.7 | 2.32.7 |
| Go | github.com/coder/coder/v2 | < 2.29.17 | 2.29.17 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Summary
The `PUT /api/v2/users/{user}/password` endpoint authorized only `ActionUpdatePersonal` and did not prevent a `user-admin` from resetting an `owner` account's password. It also did not require the current password when an admin reset another user's password.
> **Note:** Exploitation requires the privileged `user-admin` role so practical risk is limited to deployments that grant `user-admin` to less trusted operators.
### Impact
A `user-admin` could reset any owner's password without knowing it, authenticate as that owner and gain full deployment control, including templates, workspaces, licensing, organization settings and the ability to self-assign the `owner` role. This was a privilege escalation from `user-admin` to `owner`.
### Patches
The fix prevents non-owner users from resetting the password of an account that holds the `owner` role.
The fix was backported to all supported release lines:
| Release line | Patched version |
|---|---|
| 2.34 | [v2.34.2](https://github.com/coder/coder/releases/tag/v2.34.2) |
| 2.33 | [v2.33.8](https://github.com/coder/coder/releases/tag/v2.33.8) |
| 2.32 | [v2.32.7](https://github.com/coder/coder/releases/tag/v2.32.7) |
| 2.29 (ESR) | [v2.29.17](https://github.com/coder/coder/releases/tag/v2.29.17) |
### Workarounds
Restrict the `user-admin` role to trusted administrators until upgrading.
### Resources
- Fix: #25709
### Credits
Coder would like to thank Anthropic's Security Team (ANT-2026-22436) for independently disclosing this issue!
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.