GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Go
GHSA-9g4j-v8w5-7x42 Authentik has insufficient check for account active status when authenticating with OAuth/SAML Sources
HIGH
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- Aliases
- CVE-2025-53942
- Ecosystem
- Go
- Packages
- goauthentik.io
- Severity
- High
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-269
- Reviewed
- 2025-07-22
Affected packages
• Go goauthentik.io: < 0.0.0-20250722122105-7a4c6b9b50f8 → fixed in 0.0.0-20250722122105-7a4c6b9b50f8
Description
Summary
Deactivated users that had either enrolled via OAuth/SAML or had their account connected to an OAuth/SAML account can still partially access authentik even if their account is deactivated. They end up in a half-authenticated state where they cannot access the API but crucially they can authorize applications if they know the URL of the application.
Patches
authentik 2025.4.4 and 2025.6.4 fix this issue.
Workarounds
Adding an expression policy to the user login stage on the respective authentication flow with the expression of
```py
return request.context["pending_user"].is_active
```
This expression will only activate the user login stage when the user is active.
For more information
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Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2025-53942 authentik is an open-source Identity Provider that emphasizes flexibility and versatility, with support for a wide set of protocols. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management weakness
References
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/security/advisories/GHSA-9g4j-v8w5-7x42 web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53942 advisory
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/7a4c6b9b50f8b837133a7a1fd2cb9b7f18a145cd web
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/c3629d12bfe3d32d3dc8f85c0ee1f087a55dde8f web
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/ce3f9e3763c1778bf3a16b98c95d10f4091436ab web
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik package