authentik: MFA Bypass via State Confusion / Parameter Injection in AuthenticatorEmailStage
What fixes it
No source in this snapshot names a fixed version. The vendor advisories under References are the place to check.
Description
authentik is an open-source identity provider. Prior to 2026.2.7, 2026.5.7, and 2026.8.2, authentik email authenticator enrollment during an authentication or enrollment flow accepts a recipient address supplied in the setup request instead of using the address already established by the flow. An actor who knows a target user's password can substitute an attacker-controlled address, receive the one-time code, and finish enrolling the factor as the target. The target must not have enrolled the email factor already. Successful enrollment gives the actor a session as the target and access to single sign-on applications behind the account. Other authenticator types are not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.2.7, 2026.5.7, and 2026.8.2.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 3
- authentikaffected: < 2026.2.7CVE List
- authentikaffected: >= 2026.5.0, < 2026.5.7CVE List
- authentikaffected: >= 2026.8.0, < 2026.8.2CVE List
References 15
- github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/01d4349f2aaa9beda532f92e2a251a17fefee9b3Fixvia CVE List
- github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/1fcf9868133e5d05e266edbc1f6f3ee972baa3f9Fixvia CVE List
- github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/c10ae83ebf8c61de2f1922edf1fab504d9f3b06fFixvia CVE List
- github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/ec41732339726fba477182c0906a8d930b145bebFixvia CVE List
- github.com/goauthentik/authentik/releases/tag/version/2026.2.7Fixvia CVE List
- github.com/goauthentik/authentik/releases/tag/version/2026.5.7Fixvia CVE List
- github.com/goauthentik/authentik/releases/tag/version/2026.8.2Fixvia CVE List
- github.com/goauthentik/authentik/security/advisories/GHSA-qgqp-xh8r-v73rAdvisoryvia CVE List
- github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25958Referencevia CVE List
- github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25963Referencevia CVE List
- github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25968Referencevia CVE List
- github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25973Referencevia CVE List
- docs.goauthentik.io/releases/2026.2#fixed-in-202627Referencevia CVE List
- docs.goauthentik.io/releases/2026.5#fixed-in-202657Referencevia CVE List
- docs.goauthentik.io/releases/2026.8#fixed-in-202682Referencevia CVE List