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A critical vulnerability has been discovered in Salesforce applications, which could potentially lead to a full account takeover. The flaw was identified during a penetration test and is tied to misconfigurations within Salesforce Communities, specifically within the Salesforce Lightning component framework. This vulnerability exposes organizations using Salesforce to significant risks, such as unauthorized data access, data manipulation, and potential breaches of high-privilege accounts. The vulnerability targets “Guest Users,” who, under certain misconfiguration scenarios, could bypass access restrictions and gain unauthorized privileges. The exploit works by attackers mapping the Salesforce instance...