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High · 8.9 CVE-2026-94606 EUVD-2026-86280

authentik: MFA Bypass via State Confusion / Parameter Injection in AuthenticatorEmailStage

Published Sep 24, 2026 · Updated Oct 5, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

authentik is an open-source identity provider. Prior to 2026.2.7, 2026.5.7, and 2026.8.2, authentik email authenticator enrollment during an authentication or enrollment flow accepts a recipient address supplied in the setup request instead of using the address already established by the flow. An actor who knows a target user's password can substitute an attacker-controlled address, receive the one-time code, and finish enrolling the factor as the target. The target must not have enrolled the email factor already. Successful enrollment gives the actor a session as the target and access to single sign-on applications behind the account. Other authenticator types are not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.2.7, 2026.5.7, and 2026.8.2.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
goauthentik authentik < 2026.2.7, >= 2026.5.0, < 2026.5.7, >= 2026.8.0, < 2026.8.2 —

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