HighCVE-2026-94612

    authentik: Authentication bypass via assertion confusion in SAML sources (CVE-2026-94612)

    Published Last modified Sources: CVE.org, OSV

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    What is affected, what to do

    authentik is an open-source identity provider. Prior to 2026.2.7, 2026.5.7, and 2026.8.2, an authentik SAML Source verifies an assertion's signature and validity period but does not ensure that the identity provider issued the assertion for that Source or in response to a login request from that Source.

    Update Goauthentik Authentik to version 2026.2.7.

    Affected
    • Goauthentik Authentik gte 2026.5.0, < 2026.5.7..*
    • Goauthentik Authentik lt *..2026.2.7
    Fixed in
    • Goauthentik Authentik 2026.2.7

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    Metrics

    7.4

    Priority

    XIEM Effective CVSS: highest available CVSS rating from NVD and vendor data.

    Source: Vendor (CNA), CVSS v3

    7.4

    CVSS v3

    Severity High on the scale from 0 to 10.

    Source: CVE.org, OSV

    0.3 %

    EPSS score

    Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.

    Source: FIRST EPSS, percentile 19.0

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    Severity
    High
    Priority (0–325)

    The priority score is a consolidated metric that condenses several individual signals into a single, action-guiding ranking: technical severity (CVSS), exploitation likelihood (EPSS), known-exploited status (KEV) and the context of the affected asset. The aim is to answer the only truly important question in vulnerability management: what first?

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    67.28 Methodology
    Exploit maturity

    An exploit is code or a technique that specifically uses a concrete vulnerability to force unintended behaviour — such as executing code or escalating privileges. It is the tool that turns a theoretical flaw into a practical attack.

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    no public PoC known
    XIEM Effective CVSS

    XIEM® is the tiered managed-security operating model from NEOSEC and a registered trademark of NEOSEC GmbH. It extends classic SIEM — the central collection, normalisation and correlation of security-relevant events — with endpoint forensics, network visibility and deception technology, and consolidates them into three building tiers: Sentry, Orchestrate and Command.

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    7.4 Methodology
    CVSS v3

    CVSS is the globally established, open standard for assessing the technical severity of a vulnerability on a scale from 0 to 10. It describes how easily a flaw can be exploited and what damage it can cause — but not how likely its actual exploitation is. CVSS and the complementary EPSS deliberately answer different questions.

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    7.4
    EPSS score

    The EPSS score is the absolute model output for an individual vulnerability: the estimated probability of real-world exploitation within the next 30 days, expressed as a value between 0 and 1 (i.e. 0 % to 100 %). A score of 0.42 means „the model estimates a 42 % chance of real-world exploitation within 30 days“.

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    0.3 %
    Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.
    EPSS percentile

    The EPSS percentile is the relative position of a vulnerability within all EPSS-scored CVEs, expressed as a value between 0 and 1. A percentile of 0.90 means „this CVE has a higher EPSS score than 90 % of all other scored CVEs“. Unlike the EPSS score, it is not a probability — but a positioning within a ranking.

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    19.0
    Elevated — this CVE ranks above at least 10% of all CVEs scored today.
    KEV status

    The KEV catalogue is a list maintained by the US authority CISA of vulnerabilities for which active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. It answers not the question „how severe?“ but „is it already being attacked?“ — thereby sharply prioritising patching.

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    Published
    CISA assessment (SSVC)
    Exploitation: none known · not automatable · Technical impact: total
    Source: CISA Vulnrichment, as of 24 September 2026
    CWE

    CWE is a catalogue of typical weakness types in software and hardware — such as flawed input validation, unsafe memory handling or poor authentication. Where a CVE names a concrete vulnerability in a concrete product, a CWE describes the underlying class of defect.

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    CWE-287, CWE-345

    Detection rules

    No NEOSEC detection rule is available for this vulnerability yet.

    Classification under NIS2 and CRA

    Rule-based classification from exploitation status and severity. It does not replace a case-by-case assessment.

    NIS2

    NIS2 is EU Directive (EU) 2022/2555 to raise the level of cybersecurity across the Union. It substantially broadens obligations compared with the first NIS directive: more sectors, mandatory risk management, staged reporting duties and personal accountability of senior management.

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    High technical severity: assess and remediate the vulnerability in vulnerability handling under Art. 21(2)(e) NIS2 and document the decision.
    CRA

    The CRA is EU Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 setting horizontal cybersecurity requirements for „products with digital elements“ — from industrial controllers and software to connected consumer devices. For the first time manufacturers must ensure security across the entire product lifecycle, handle vulnerabilities and provide security updates.

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    From 11.12.2027, Annex I Part II CRA requires manufacturers of affected products with digital elements to handle vulnerabilities without delay and provide security updates.
    ISO/IEC 27001

    ISO/IEC 27001 is the internationally leading standard for an information security management system (ISMS). It describes a risk-based, process-oriented framework to systematically plan, implement, review and improve information security.

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    Control A.8.8, management of technical vulnerabilities: assess relevance to your systems, plan remediation and keep evidence.

    Description

    authentik is an open-source identity provider. Prior to 2026.2.7, 2026.5.7, and 2026.8.2, an authentik SAML Source verifies an assertion's signature and validity period but does not ensure that the identity provider issued the assertion for that Source or in response to a login request from that Source. The SAML Source also does not record already accepted assertions, allowing replay. An unauthenticated actor who possesses such a valid assertion can use an assertion intended for another service provider or reuse an earlier assertion to authenticate as the user named by the assertion. Only SAML Sources are affected; SAML Providers and other Source types are not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.2.7, 2026.5.7, and 2026.8.2.

    Source: NVD (NIST), cvelistv5, OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

    Affected products

    The following versions are affected. Older releases of the same product line are also vulnerable unless stated otherwise.

    Affected products
    Affected versionsFixed in
    goauthentikauthentik
    • < 2026.2.7
    • ≥ 2026.5.0, < 2026.5.7
    • 2026.2.7
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    Distribution and container packages (2)

    Downstream packages (e.g. Bitnami, Debian, Ubuntu, Red Hat). Versions refer to the distribution, not the vendor.

    Distribution and container packages
    Affected versionsFixed in
    bitnamiauthentik
    • 2026.5.0
    • 2026.8.0
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    Vendors and products

    Weakness classes (CWE)

    • CWE-287Improper Authentication

      Class

      When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

      Entry at MITRE CWE-287

    • CWE-345Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

      Class

      The product does not sufficiently verify the origin or authenticity of data, in a way that causes it to accept invalid data.

      Entry at MITRE CWE-345

    References & sources

    • github.comgoauthentik/authentik/security/advisories/GHSA-cqj8-fxxf-9pg7x_refsource_CONFIRM
    • github.comgoauthentik/authentik/pull/25957x_refsource_MISC
    • github.comgoauthentik/authentik/pull/25962x_refsource_MISC
    • github.comgoauthentik/authentik/pull/25967x_refsource_MISC
    • github.comgoauthentik/authentik/pull/25972x_refsource_MISC
    • github.comgoauthentik/authentik/commit/287ea13cdc23c378abc20a7b71c9c7919a…x_refsource_MISC
    • github.comgoauthentik/authentik/commit/355d8cc3d755fbba05fc5fa90ffbcbe646…x_refsource_MISC
    • github.comgoauthentik/authentik/commit/54fac864a0b3bc00551af1908f662b3bf5…x_refsource_MISC
    • github.comgoauthentik/authentik/commit/984b0162711f0d1988ed33544d0a671c93…x_refsource_MISC
    • docs.goauthentik.ioreleases/2026.2x_refsource_MISC
    • docs.goauthentik.ioreleases/2026.5x_refsource_MISC
    • docs.goauthentik.ioreleases/2026.8x_refsource_MISC
    • github.comgoauthentik/authentik/releases/tag/version/2026.2.7x_refsource_MISC
    • github.comgoauthentik/authentik/releases/tag/version/2026.5.7x_refsource_MISC
    • github.comgoauthentik/authentik/releases/tag/version/2026.8.2x_refsource_MISC
    • NVD (NIST)vuln/detail/CVE-2026-94612web

    Changes to this CVE

    Who changed this CVE and when: NVD (analysis, affected products, CVSS), the CVE publisher (CNA) and additional providers such as CISA (ADP).

    1. Record modifiedCISA ADP

      CISA assessment (SSVC): exploitation: none known, automatable: no

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      Individual changes of this event as published by NVD
      TypeActionBeforeAfter
      SSVC assessmentadded
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      {"id":"CVE-2026-94612","role":"CISA Coordinator","options":[{"exploitation":"none"},{"automatable":"no"},{"technicalImpact":"total"}],"version":"2.0.3","timestamp":"2026-09-24T17:15:17.274740Z"}

      Source identifier: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    2. ReceivedGitHub

      CVSS V3.1: AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

      Weakness type: CWE-287, CWE-345

      Description added or changed

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      Individual changes of this event as published by NVD
      TypeActionBeforeAfter
      Descriptionadded
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      authentik is an open-source identity provider. Prior to 2026.2.7, 2026.5.7, and 2026.8.2, an authentik SAML Source verifies an assertion's signature and validity period but does not ensure that the identity provider issued the assertion for that Source or in response to a login request from that Source. The SAML Source also does not record already accepted assertions, allowing replay. An unauthenticated actor who possesses such a valid assertion can use an assertion intended for another service provider or reuse an earlier assertion to authenticate as the user named by the assertion. Only SAML Sources are affected; SAML Providers and other Source types are not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.2.7, 2026.5.7, and 2026.8.2.
      CVSSadded
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      AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
      Weakness type (CWE)added
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      CWE-287
      Weakness type (CWE)added
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      CWE-345
      Affected versions (publisher)added
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      New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/94xxx/CVE-2026-94612.json">CVE-2026-94612</a>
      Referenceadded
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      https://docs.goauthentik.io/releases/2026.2#fixed-in-202627
      Referenceadded
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      https://docs.goauthentik.io/releases/2026.5#fixed-in-202657
      Referenceadded
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      https://docs.goauthentik.io/releases/2026.8#fixed-in-202682
      Referenceadded
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      https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/287ea13cdc23c378abc20a7b71c9c7919a19a89a
      Referenceadded
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      https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/355d8cc3d755fbba05fc5fa90ffbcbe6469acddd
      Referenceadded
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      https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/54fac864a0b3bc00551af1908f662b3bf5cc6135
      Referenceadded
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      https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/984b0162711f0d1988ed33544d0a671c93e4ec76
      Referenceadded
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      https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25957
      Referenceadded
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      https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25962
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      https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25967
      Referenceadded
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      https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25972
      Referenceadded
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      https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/releases/tag/version/2026.2.7
      Referenceadded
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      https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/releases/tag/version/2026.5.7
      Referenceadded
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      https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/releases/tag/version/2026.8.2
      Referenceadded
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      https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/security/advisories/GHSA-cqj8-fxxf-9pg7

      Source identifier: security-advisories@github.com

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