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CVE-2026-25748

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  • Published2026-02-12
  • Fixed in2025.12.4 · 2025.10.4
  • WeaknessCWE-287

Am I affected?

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Description

authentik is an open-source identity provider. Prior to 2025.10.4 and 2025.12.4, with a malformed cookie it was possible to bypass authentication when using forward authentication in the authentik Proxy Provider when used in conjunction with Traefik or Caddy as reverse proxy. When a malicious cookie was used, none of the authentik-specific X-Authentik-* headers were set which depending on application can grant access to an attacker. authentik 2025.10.4 and 2025.12.4 fix this issue.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-02-1220:16CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2026-25748?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2026-25748?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Goauthentik authentik
BranchAffectedFixed in
2025.12≥ 2025.12.0, < 2025.12.42025.12.4
2025.x≥ 2025.10.0, < 2025.12.42025.12.4
2025.10< 2025.10.42025.10.4

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Goauthentik authentik to 2025.12.4 · 2025.10.4

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2026-02-17
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • CNACVSS 3.18.6read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-287read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score0.9 %2026-10-23
  • OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2026-02-12
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-25748?

authentik is an open-source identity provider. Prior to 2025.10.4 and 2025.12.4, with a malformed cookie it was possible to bypass authentication when using forward authentication in the authentik Proxy Provider when used in conjunction with Traefik or Caddy as reverse proxy. When a malicious cookie was used, none of the authentik-specific X-Authentik-* headers were set which depending on application can grant access to an attacker. authentik 2025.10.4 and 2025.12.4 fix this issue.

Is CVE-2026-25748 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-25748 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.9% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-25748?

CVE-2026-25748 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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