CVE-2026-25922
RCE via forged SAML assertion in authentik with misconfigured verification.
Is CVE-2026-25922 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-25922 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.23% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-25922?
CVE-2026-25922 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-25922?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-25922. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-25922 affect?
CVE-2026-25922 affects authentik. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-25922?
Upgrade to patched versions (>= 2025.8.6) or latest.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote code execution via forged SAML assertion; bypasses signature checks under specific settings.
Immediate action required
- affected< 2025.8.6
- affected>= 2025.10.0-rc1 and < 2025.10.4
- affected>= 2025.10.0-rc1 and < 2025.12.4
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.