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CVE-2026-42849: goauthentik authentik · Cross-site Scripting

Affects goauthentik authentikSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.3 Critical : upgrade to 2026.2.3 or 2025.12.5 as a priority.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.3Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 25% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 2026.2.3, 2025.12.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 2 Jun 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade authentik and github.com/goauthentik/authentik to 2026.2.3 or 2025.12.5.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
goauthentikauthentikAffected
  • <2026.2.3
Fixed in
  • 2026.2.3
goauthentikauthentikAffected
  • <2025.12.5
Fixed in
  • 2025.12.5
Gogithub.com/goauthentik/authentikpkg:golang/github.com/goauthentik/authentikOther threatsAffected
  • <2025.12.5
  • <2026.2.3
Fixed in
  • 2025.12.5
  • 2026.2.3

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AI-suggested

This vulnerability has been patched in authentik versions 2025.12.5 and 2026.2.3. Users should upgrade to at least one of these versions to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.

Description

authentik is an open-source identity provider. Prior to versions 2025.12.5 and 2026.2.3, due to the implementation of stages in the SFE (Simple Flow Executor) in order to make the interface more compatible with legacy browsers, it was possible to use an XSS exploit in the AutosubmitStage. This issue has been patched in versions 2025.12.5 and 2026.2.3.

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