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title: "CVE-2026-94611: authentik - Information Disclosure"
description: "authentik prior to 2026.2.7, 2026.5.7, and 2026.8.2 contains an information disclosure caused by API serializers returning stored credentials to accounts with view permission, letting attackers with view access read sensitive secrets, exploit requires view permission on affected configurations."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-94611/
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# CVE-2026-94611 authentik - Information Disclosure

authentik prior to 2026.2.7, 2026.5.7, and 2026.8.2 contains an information disclosure caused by API serializers returning stored credentials to accounts with view permission, letting attackers with view access read sensitive secrets, exploit requires view permission on affected configurations.

CVSS base score 8.1 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.33% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-94611)

## Details

Type

Information Disclosure

Impact

Information Disclosure

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Published

24 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-200](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html)

## 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

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-94611](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-94611)
- [https://docs.goauthentik.io/releases/2026.2#fixed-in-202627](https://docs.goauthentik.io/releases/2026.2#fixed-in-202627)
- [https://docs.goauthentik.io/releases/2026.5#fixed-in-202657](https://docs.goauthentik.io/releases/2026.5#fixed-in-202657)
- [https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/77d2e24442c3eb6e88010f40aa569a8bfb584f99](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/77d2e24442c3eb6e88010f40aa569a8bfb584f99)
- [https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25960](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25960)
- [https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25965](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25965)
- [https://docs.goauthentik.io/releases/2026.8#fixed-in-202682](https://docs.goauthentik.io/releases/2026.8#fixed-in-202682)
- [https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/releases/tag/version/2026.2.7](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/releases/tag/version/2026.2.7)
- [https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/releases/tag/version/2026.8.2](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/releases/tag/version/2026.8.2)
- [https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/4b3fad38be44ef3eef1f0baf83e7b3061229eb99](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/4b3fad38be44ef3eef1f0baf83e7b3061229eb99)
- [https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/6bed64ef80a4dd21011cce64c41b1e7c5640ecb3](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/6bed64ef80a4dd21011cce64c41b1e7c5640ecb3)
- [https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/releases/tag/version/2026.5.7](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/releases/tag/version/2026.5.7)
- [https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/5109a4d4998d6a5ee399ca3e22ba546231c140c7](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/5109a4d4998d6a5ee399ca3e22ba546231c140c7)
- [https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25955](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25955)
- [https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25970](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25970)
- [https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/security/advisories/GHSA-m9h4-7j9c-55x9](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/security/advisories/GHSA-m9h4-7j9c-55x9)

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