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High · 7.1 CVE-2026-40166 EUVD-2026-31490

authentik: Non-admin user can retrieve confidential OAuth client_secret via /api/v3/oauth2/access_tokens/

Published May 22, 2026 · Updated May 26, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

authentik is an open-source identity provider. In versions prior to 2025.12.5 and 2026.2.0-rc1 through 2026.2.2, authenticated non-admin users with at least one OAuth2 access token can retrieve the client_secret of confidential OAuth2 providers they have previously authenticated against, exposing sensitive information to users without the correct permissions. This logic is GET /api/v3/oauth2/access_tokens/. The API response includes a nested provider object containing client_id and client_secret for providers configured with client_type: confidential, which should not be accessible to low-privilege users. This issue has been fixed in versions 2025.12.5 and 2026.2.3.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
goauthentik authentik < 2025.12.5, >= 2026.2.0-rc1, < 2026.2.3 —

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