CVE-2026-94606

authentik: MFA Bypass via State Confusion / Parameter Injection in AuthenticatorEmailStage

HIGH
8.9
CVSS Score
Published: September 24, 2026 at 04:23 PM UTC
Updated: October 5, 2026 at 04:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAuthentik

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Severity
HIGH8.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

authentik is an open-source identity provider. Prior to 2026.2.7, 2026.5.7, and 2026.8.2, authentik email authenticator enrollment during an authentication or enrollment flow accepts a recipient address supplied in the setup request instead of using the address already established by the flow. An actor who knows a target user's password can substitute an attacker-controlled address, receive the one-time code, and finish enrolling the factor as the target. The target must not have enrolled the email factor already. Successful enrollment gives the actor a session as the target and access to single sign-on applications behind the account. Other authenticator types are not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.2.7, 2026.5.7, and 2026.8.2.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2026.2.7v < 2026.5.7v < 2026.8.2
Affected range stops below 2026.2.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2026.5.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2026.8.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.9HIGHGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-287CWE-807

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