Improper privilege management in authentik - CVE-2025-53942
Published: July 24, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU113196
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-53942
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
authentik
How to mitigate CVE-2025-53942
Install updates from vendor's website.
authentik - addressed in versions 2025.4.4, 2025.6.4
External 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