CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedThe vulnerability allows accounts with delegated permissions to improperly grant superuser status or assign roles to groups without the necessary authorization checks, potentially compromising the integrity of user management. This issue primarily affects deployments of authentik that delegate management capabilities to non-administrative accounts. Organizations using affected versions should prioritize upgrading to versions 2026.2.7, 2026.5.7, or 2026.8.2 to mitigate the risk of unauthorized privilege escalation.
Public Exploit Signal
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Original NVD Description
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.