Description
authentik is an open-source Identity Provider. Prior to versions 2025.8.5 and 2025.10.2, when authenticating with client_id and client_secret to an OAuth provider, authentik creates a service account for the provider. In previous authentik versions, authentication for this account was possible even when the account was deactivated. Other permissions are correctly applied and federation with other providers still take assigned policies correctly into account. authentik versions 2025.8.5 and 2025.10.2 fix this issue. A workaround involves adding a policy to the application that explicitly checks if the service account is still valid, and deny access if not.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| goauthentik | authentik | < 2025.10.2, < 2025.8.5 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260723T184607-160000.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20251230T014957-150000.1.134.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0037-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | goauthentik.io | < 0.0.0-20251119140106-9dbdfc3f1be0 | 0.0.0-20251119140106-9dbdfc3f1be0 | GHSA-xr73-jq5p-ch8r |
| Go | goauthentik.io | all versions | — | GO-2025-4137 |
| PyPI | authentik-client | >= 2025.8.0, < 2025.8.5 · >= 2025.10.0, < 2025.10.2 | 2025.8.5, 2025.10.2 | PYSEC-2025-237 |
Advisories 2
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 31, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:0037-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026