Description
authentik is an open-source identity provider. Prior to 2025.10.4 and 2025.12.4, with a malformed cookie it was possible to bypass authentication when using forward authentication in the authentik Proxy Provider when used in conjunction with Traefik or Caddy as reverse proxy. When a malicious cookie was used, none of the authentik-specific X-Authentik-* headers were set which depending on application can grant access to an attacker. authentik 2025.10.4 and 2025.12.4 fix this issue.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| goauthentik | authentik | >= 2025.10.0-rc1, < 2025.10.4; >= 2025.10.0-rc1, < 2025.12.4 |
References
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/releases/tag/version%2F2025.10.4Product, Release Notes
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/releases/tag/version%2F2025.12.4Product, Release Notes
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/security/advisories/GHSA-fj56-5763-j8ppVendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 12, 2026
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed