CVE-2026-40172

highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.005 · 46 %ileEUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.55% (46th) EPSS
CVSS 8.1 · high
Is it mine?
4 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
3 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

authentik is an open-source identity provider. In versions prior to 2025.12.5 and 2026.2.0-rc1 through 2026.2.2, the PATCH /api/v3/core/users/{pk}/ API allows a caller with change_user on a target user to assign arbitrary groups through UserSerializer, including groups with is_superuser=True, without requiring enable_group_superuser, leading to privilege escalation. This bypasses the stricter permission model enforced in group-management paths and enables delegated user-management permissions to escalate target users to administrator-equivalent privilege. Users with permissions to update groups or permissions to update users are able to add themselves or other users they have permissions on to users which have superuser permissions. This issue has been fixed in versions 22025.12.5 and 2026.2.3.

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cvss

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8.1
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.18.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.18.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Hsecondary · security-advisories@github.comexploitability 2.8 · impact 5.2
v3.17.4highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

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CWE-269US
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affected products (4)

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advisories (1)

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  • BIT-authentik-2026-40172authentik: Privilege Escalation via User PATCH: Superuser Group Assignment Bypasses enable_group_superuser2026-06-01vendor · osvUS

    authentik is an open-source identity provider. In versions prior to 2025.12.5 and 2026.2.0 through 2026.2.2, the PATCH /api/v3/core/users/{pk}/ API allows a caller with change_user on a target user to assign arbitrary groups through UserSerializer, including groups with is_superuser=True, without requiring enable_group_superuser, leading to privilege escalation. This bypasses the stricter permission model enforced in group-management paths and enables delegated user-management permissions to escalate target users to administrator-equivalent privilege. Users with permissions to update groups or permissions to update users are able to add themselves or other users they have permissions on to users which have superuser permissions. This issue has been fixed in versions 22025.12.5 and 2026.2.3.

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also known as (3)

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sources

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cnnvdenisa_euvdosvNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2026-05-22modified 2026-07-23
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references (10)

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