SB2025072428 - Improper privilege management in authentik
Published: July 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025072428
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper privilege management (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-53942)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient check for account active status when authenticating with OAuth/SAML sources. A remote attacker can still partially access authentik even if their account is deactivated.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/7a4c6b9b50f8b837133a7a1fd2cb9b7f18a145cd
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/c3629d12bfe3d32d3dc8f85c0ee1f087a55dde8f
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/ce3f9e3763c1778bf3a16b98c95d10f4091436ab
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/security/advisories/GHSA-9g4j-v8w5-7x42