diff --git a/api-tests/core/admin/ee/review-workflows.test.api.js b/api-tests/core/admin/ee/review-workflows.test.api.js
index 74e8722e54..17c84f13be 100644
--- a/api-tests/core/admin/ee/review-workflows.test.api.js
+++ b/api-tests/core/admin/ee/review-workflows.test.api.js
@@ -74,14 +74,21 @@ describeOnCondition(edition === 'EE')('Review workflows', () => {
     return body;
   };
 
-  const updateContentType = async (uid, data) => {
-    const result = await requests.admin({
-      method: 'PUT',
-      url: `/content-type-builder/content-types/${uid}`,
-      body: data,
+  /**
+   * Create a full access token to authenticate the content API with
+   */
+  const getFullAccessToken = async () => {
+    const res = await requests.admin.post('/admin/api-tokens', {
+      body: {
+        lifespan: null,
+        description: '',
+        type: 'full-access',
+        name: 'Full Access',
+        permissions: null,
+      },
     });
 
-    expect(result.statusCode).toBe(201);
+    return res.body.data.accessKey;
   };
 
   beforeAll(async () => {
@@ -89,9 +96,9 @@ describeOnCondition(edition === 'EE')('Review workflows', () => {
     // eslint-disable-next-line node/no-extraneous-require
     hasRW = require('@strapi/strapi/lib/utils/ee').features.isEnabled('review-workflows');
 
-    strapi = await createStrapiInstance();
-    requests.public = createRequest({ strapi });
+    strapi = await createStrapiInstance({ bypassAuth: false });
     requests.admin = await createAuthRequest({ strapi });
+    requests.public = createRequest({ strapi }).setToken(await getFullAccessToken());
 
     defaultStage = await strapi.query(STAGE_MODEL_UID).create({
       data: { name: 'Stage' },
@@ -509,6 +516,7 @@ describeOnCondition(edition === 'EE')('Review workflows', () => {
       test('Should update the assignee on an entity', async () => {
         const entry = await createEntry(productUID, { name: 'Product' });
         const user = requests.admin.getLoggedUser();
+
         const response = await requests.admin({
           method: 'PUT',
           url: `/admin/content-manager/collection-types/${productUID}/${entry.id}/assignee`,
@@ -538,6 +546,34 @@ describeOnCondition(edition === 'EE')('Review workflows', () => {
         expect(response.body.error.name).toEqual('ApplicationError');
         expect(response.body.error.message).toEqual('Selected user does not exist');
       });
+
+      test('Correctly sanitize private fields of assignees in the content API', async () => {
+        const assigneeAttribute = 'strapi_assignee';
+
+        const { status, body } = await requests.public.get(`/api/${model.pluralName}`, {
+          qs: { populate: assigneeAttribute },
+        });
+
+        expect(status).toBe(200);
+
+        const privateUserFields = [
+          'password',
+          'email',
+          'resetPasswordToken',
+          'registrationToken',
+          'isActive',
+          'roles',
+          'blocked',
+        ];
+
+        // Assert that every assignee returned is sanitized correctly
+        body.data.forEach((item) => {
+          expect(item.attributes).toHaveProperty(assigneeAttribute);
+          privateUserFields.forEach((field) => {
+            expect(item.attributes[assigneeAttribute]).not.toHaveProperty(field);
+          });
+        });
+      });
     });
 
     describe('Review Workflow is disabled', () => {
diff --git a/api-tests/core/strapi/api/populate/sanitize.test.api.js b/api-tests/core/strapi/api/populate/sanitize.test.api.js
index 94e04aba54..7d028d74c1 100644
--- a/api-tests/core/strapi/api/populate/sanitize.test.api.js
+++ b/api-tests/core/strapi/api/populate/sanitize.test.api.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const builder = createTestBuilder();
 
 let strapi;
 let file;
-let rq;
+let contentAPIRequest;
 
 const schemas = {
   contentTypes: {
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ const fixtures = {
 
 const uploadFile = async () => {
   const strapi = await createStrapiInstance();
-  const rq = await createAuthRequest({ strapi });
+  const request = await createAuthRequest({ strapi });
 
-  const res = await rq({
+  const res = await request({
     method: 'POST',
     url: '/upload',
     formData: {
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ describe('Sanitize populated entries', () => {
       .build();
 
     strapi = await createStrapiInstance();
-    rq = createContentAPIRequest({ strapi });
+    contentAPIRequest = createContentAPIRequest({ strapi });
   });
 
   afterAll(async () => {
@@ -123,15 +123,18 @@ describe('Sanitize populated entries', () => {
 
   describe('Populate simple media', () => {
     test('Media can be populated without restricted attributes', async () => {
-      const { status, body } = await rq.get(`/${schemas.contentTypes.a.pluralName}`, {
-        qs: {
-          populate: {
-            cover: {
-              populate: '*',
+      const { status, body } = await contentAPIRequest.get(
+        `/${schemas.contentTypes.a.pluralName}`,
+        {
+          qs: {
+            populate: {
+              cover: {
+                populate: '*',
+              },
             },
           },
-        },
-      });
+        }
+      );
 
       expect(status).toBe(200);
       expect(body.data[0].attributes.cover).toBeDefined();
@@ -140,7 +143,7 @@ describe('Sanitize populated entries', () => {
     });
 
     test("Media's relations (from related) can be populated without restricted attributes", async () => {
-      const { status, body } = await rq.get(`/upload/files/${file.id}`, {
+      const { status, body } = await contentAPIRequest.get(`/upload/files/${file.id}`, {
         qs: { populate: { related: { populate: '*' } } },
       });
 
@@ -163,7 +166,7 @@ describe('Sanitize populated entries', () => {
     test('Wildcard populate is transformed to an exhaustive list of populatable fields', async () => {
       const findManyMock = jest.spyOn(strapi.entityService, 'findMany');
 
-      const { status } = await rq.get(`/${schemas.contentTypes.b.pluralName}`, {
+      const { status } = await contentAPIRequest.get(`/${schemas.contentTypes.b.pluralName}`, {
         qs: { fields: ['id'], populate: '*' },
       });