CVE-2026-25227 (GCVE-0-2026-25227)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-12 19:25 – Updated: 2026-02-17 15:43
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
authentik affected by Remote Code Execution via Context Key Injection in PropertyMapping Test Endpoint
Summary
authentik is an open-source identity provider. From 2021.3.1 to before 2025.8.6, 2025.10.4, and 2025.12.4, when using delegated permissions, a User that has the permission Can view * Property Mapping or Can view Expression Policy is able to execute arbitrary code within the authentik server container through the test endpoint, which is intended to preview how a property mapping/policy works. authentik 2025.8.6, 2025.10.4, and 2025.12.4 fix this issue.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-02-17 15:43 UTC
CWE
- CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
5 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/security… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/c… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/releases… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/releases… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/releases… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| goauthentik | authentik |
Affected:
>= 2021.3.1, < 2025.8.6
Affected: >= 2025.10.0-rc1, < 2025.10.4 Affected: >= 2025.10.0-rc1, < 2025.12.4 |
guessed |
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