OpenFGA Improper Policy Enforcement
## Description In OpenFGA, when MySQL is being used as the datastore, two distinct check requests can return the same response. ## Preconditions This applies if the following preconditions are met: 1. You run OpenFGA with MySQL as the datastore 2. Your authorization decisions rely on case-sensitive user strings. ## Fix Upgrade to OpenFGA 1.18.0 or greater. ## Acknowledgements OpenFGA would like to thank @sahajamoth for the detailed report.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-55170US | medium5.4 | — | ||
OpenFGA is an authorization/permission engine built for developers. Prior to 1.18.0, when MySQL is being used as the datastore and authorization decisions rely on case-sensitive us… | ||||
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External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/openfga/helm-charts/commit/96d5517a2693ff5def451dee7d6b9d1baeb281f8WEB
- https://github.com/openfga/helm-charts/releases/tag/openfga-0.3.9WEB
- https://github.com/openfga/openfgaPACKAGE
- https://github.com/openfga/openfga/commit/a2e0dbefc3e01a95c785f81a3563bc6571b08b11WEB
- https://github.com/openfga/openfga/releases/tag/v1.18.0WEB
- https://github.com/openfga/openfga/security/advisories/GHSA-cf98-j28v-49v6WEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55170ADVISORY
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