--- title: "CVE-2026-94612: authentik - Authentication Bypass" description: "authentik < 2026.2.7, < 2026.5.7, < 2026.8.2 contains an authentication bypass caused by improper validation of SAML assertion issuer and replay protection in SAML Source, letting unauthenticated actors authenticate as users with valid assertions, exploit requires possession of valid assertion." url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-94612/ --- # CVE-2026-94612 authentik - Authentication Bypass authentik < 2026.2.7, < 2026.5.7, < 2026.8.2 contains an authentication bypass caused by improper validation of SAML assertion issuer and replay protection in SAML Source, letting unauthenticated actors authenticate as users with valid assertions, exploit requires possession of valid assertion. CVSS base score 7.4 /10 High CISA KEV Not listed Public exploit None known Authentication Not required EPSS 0.27% chance of exploitation in 30 days [View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-94612) ## Details Type Authentication Bypass Impact Broken Authentication CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Published 24 September 2026 Updated 15 October 2026 Weakness [CWE-287](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.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-2026-94612](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-94612) - [https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/355d8cc3d755fbba05fc5fa90ffbcbe6469acddd](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/355d8cc3d755fbba05fc5fa90ffbcbe6469acddd) - [https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25957](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25957) - [https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25962](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25962) - [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/287ea13cdc23c378abc20a7b71c9c7919a19a89a](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/287ea13cdc23c378abc20a7b71c9c7919a19a89a) - [https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25967](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25967) - [https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/releases/tag/version/2026.2.7](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/releases/tag/version/2026.2.7) - [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/2026.5.7](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/releases/tag/version/2026.5.7) - [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/security/advisories/GHSA-cqj8-fxxf-9pg7](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/security/advisories/GHSA-cqj8-fxxf-9pg7) - [https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/54fac864a0b3bc00551af1908f662b3bf5cc6135](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/54fac864a0b3bc00551af1908f662b3bf5cc6135) - [https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/984b0162711f0d1988ed33544d0a671c93e4ec76](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/984b0162711f0d1988ed33544d0a671c93e4ec76) - [https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25972](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25972) [← All CVEs](https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/) ## What this record can't tell you - Whether you run the affected software, and where - Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it - The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number - What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first Panop answers these inside your environment, for this CVE and every other finding. [Book a demo](https://panop.io/demo)