authentik: Privilege Escalation to Superuser via Group Hierarchy
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, an account with delegated permission to manage a group, group membership, or a user can grant superuser status to an account or assign an existing role to a group without holding the permissions that gate those privileges. Group hierarchy checks do not consistently account for superuser status inherited from ancestor groups, and role assignment to a group lacks the required authorization check. Only deployments that delegate these management capabilities to accounts that are not full administrators are 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/5f95b86f6f70c3bd8c625a4f9ae474e235f84030Fixvia CVE List
- github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/67317f66f1b7eb16f2a26bf550dfd73699d49d87Fixvia CVE List
- github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/67e470dde8c81a40ee27ec6e178462368c561a60Fixvia CVE List
- github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/898e4e4fa070642a3541a376af0de64fe3ffeb67Fixvia 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-h6c5-mpvq-j4jcAdvisoryvia CVE List
- github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25956Referencevia CVE List
- github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25961Referencevia CVE List
- github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25966Referencevia CVE List
- github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25971Referencevia 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