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CVE-2026-40172 authentik: Privilege Escalation via User PATCH: Superuser Group Assignment Bypasses enable_group_superuser

🗓️ 22 May 2026 19:00:52Reported by GitHub_MType 
cvelist
 cvelist
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authentik PATCH user allows superuser group assignment bypassing enable_group_superuser; fixed in 2026.2.3.

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[
  {
    "vendor": "goauthentik",
    "product": "authentik",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "< 2025.12.5",
        "status": "affected"
      },
      {
        "version": ">= 2026.2.0-rc1, < 2026.2.3",
        "status": "affected"
      }
    ]
  }
]

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