CVE-2026-94609 authentik - Broken Access Control

authentik < 2026.2.7, 2026.5.7, 2026.8.2 contains a broken access control caused by improper permission checks in group and role management, letting delegated users escalate privileges to superuser or assign roles without authorization, exploit requires delegated management permissions.

CVSS base score 8.8 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
Proof of concept available
Authentication
Required
EPSS
0.51% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Broken Access Control
Impact
Privilege Escalation
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
24 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-269

Vendor fix

Update to versions 2026.2.7, 2026.5.7, or 2026.8.2 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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