authentik is an open-source identity provider. Prior to 2026.2.7, 2026.5.7, and 2026.8.2, an account with delegated permission to manage a group, group membership, or a user can grant superuser status to an account or assign an existing role to a group without holding the permissions that gate those privileges. Group hierarchy checks do not consistently account for superuser status inherited from ancestor groups, and role assignment to a group lacks the required authorization check. Only deployments that delegate these management capabilities to accounts that are not full administrators are affected. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.2.7, 2026.5.7, and 2026.8.2.
CVE-2026-94609
HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8
EchelonGraph scoreLOW confidence
This high-severity CVE scores 8.8 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit-prediction score not yet available (the EPSS model rescores nightly; freshly-published CVEs typically appear within 48 hours). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: secondary
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: —CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 8.8
- EG Score
- 8.8(low)
- EG Risk
- 44(Track)EG Risk 44/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity88% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
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- EPSS %ILE
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- KEV
- Not listed
Published
September 24, 2026
Last Modified
September 24, 2026
Advisory Details (10)
Auto-updated Sep 24, 2026Patch available. Sources: github_pr, github_commit, github.
github_commit
commit 898e4e4fa070 (goauthentik/authentik)
Fix landed in goauthentik/authentik commit 898e4e4fa070 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/898e4e4fa070642a3541a376af0de64fe3ffeb67github_commit
commit 67e470dde8c8 (goauthentik/authentik)
Fix landed in goauthentik/authentik commit 67e470dde8c8 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/67e470dde8c81a40ee27ec6e178462368c561a60github_commit
commit 67317f66f1b7 (goauthentik/authentik)
Fix landed in goauthentik/authentik commit 67317f66f1b7 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/67317f66f1b7eb16f2a26bf550dfd73699d49d87github_commit
commit 5f95b86f6f70 (goauthentik/authentik)
Fix landed in goauthentik/authentik commit 5f95b86f6f70 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/5f95b86f6f70c3bd8c625a4f9ae474e235f84030github_pr
security: automated internal backport of patch 1877-group-hierarchy-roles.sec.patch to authentik-main
Fix merged in goauthentik/authentik PR #25971 on 2026-09-09 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25971github_pr
security: automated internal backport of patch 1877-group-hierarchy-roles.sec.patch to authentik-2026.8
Fix merged in goauthentik/authentik PR #25966 on 2026-09-09 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25966github_pr
security: automated internal backport of patch 1877-group-hierarchy-roles.sec.patch to authentik-2026.5
Fix merged in goauthentik/authentik PR #25961 on 2026-09-09 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25961github_pr
security: automated internal backport of patch 1877-group-hierarchy-roles.sec.patch to authentik-2026.2
Fix merged in goauthentik/authentik PR #25956 on 2026-09-09 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/25956github Patch Available
Privilege escalation via delegated group and user management · Advisory · goauthentik/authentik · GitHub
https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/security/advisories/GHSA-h6c5-mpvq-j4jcWeakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 3× in last 7d / 3× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-09-24 17:33 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-24 16:27 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-24 16:26 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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Frequently asked(4)
What is CVE-2026-94609?
CVE-2026-94609 is a high vulnerability published on September 24, 2026. authentik is an open-source identity provider. Prior to 2026.2.7, 2026.5.7, and 2026.8.2, an account with delegated permission to manage a group, group membership, or a user can grant superuser status to an account or assign an existing role to a group without holding the permissions that gate…
When was CVE-2026-94609 disclosed?
CVE-2026-94609 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 24, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-94609?
CVE-2026-94609 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD). The EG score is currently aggregating — additional source signals are being incorporated as they become available..
How do I remediate CVE-2026-94609?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-94609, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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