--- title: "CVE-2026-94613: authentik - Denial of Service" description: "authentik prior to 2026.2.7, 2026.5.7, and 2026.8.2 contains a denial of service caused by processing malformed SAML messages in identity-provider or SAML source roles, letting unauthenticated attackers cause worker process failures, exploit requires sending malformed SAML messages." url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-94613/ --- # CVE-2026-94613 authentik - Denial of Service authentik prior to 2026.2.7, 2026.5.7, and 2026.8.2 contains a denial of service caused by processing malformed SAML messages in identity-provider or SAML source roles, letting unauthenticated attackers cause worker process failures, exploit requires sending malformed SAML messages. CVSS base score 7.5 /10 High CISA KEV Not listed Public exploit None known Authentication Not required EPSS 0.64% chance of exploitation in 30 days [View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-94613) ## Details Type Denial of Service Impact Denial Of Service CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Published 24 September 2026 Updated 15 October 2026 Weakness [CWE-770](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/770.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-2026-94613](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-94613) - [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/2026.5.7](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/releases/tag/version/2026.5.7) - [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/commit/03d19d63b8d8dd7bc3de7cf6e57c6df341a9fc86](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/03d19d63b8d8dd7bc3de7cf6e57c6df341a9fc86) - [https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25974](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25974) - [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/4cf2f803b1c2ef38c224eead375fd057a10ee8ac](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/4cf2f803b1c2ef38c224eead375fd057a10ee8ac) - [https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25959](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25959) - [https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25964](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25964) - [https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25969](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25969) - [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-cxwx-9x59-28qm](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/security/advisories/GHSA-cxwx-9x59-28qm) - [https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/732adad26bb97361b6bf25ef138df5c16471ba1f](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/732adad26bb97361b6bf25ef138df5c16471ba1f) - [https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/a029f5372295bfeb1e334855f78601681cdc9a2d](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/a029f5372295bfeb1e334855f78601681cdc9a2d) [← 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)