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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

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.

HIGH · CVSS 8.6 EPSS 0.00059
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  • SSVC automatable: yes - attacks can be scripted at scale
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-287Improper Authentication
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Affected Products & Versions

2
goauthentik authentik< 2025.10.4
goauthentik authentik>= 2025.12.0 and < 2025.12.4
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Scoring & Timeline

8.6
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · security-advisories@github.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD12 Feb 2026 · 08:16 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/releases/tag/version%2F2025.10.4ProductRelease Notes
https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/releases/tag/version%2F2025.12.4ProductRelease Notes
https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/security/advisories/GHSA-fj56-5763-j8ppVendor Advisory
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