Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-47201 · published 2 June 2026
CVE-2026-47201: Goauthentik authentik improper input validation vulnerability
Goauthentik · Authentik
authentik is an open-source identity provider. Prior to versions 2025.12.5, 2026.2.3, and 2026.5.1, authentik's SAML Source ACS endpoint is vulnerable to XML Signature Wrapping when validating upstream SAML responses. An attacker with any account at the upstream IdP can reuse a valid signed assertion to authenticate as another federated user. This issue has been patched in versions 2025.12.5, 2026.2.3, and 2026.5.1.
Description
authentik is an open-source identity provider. Prior to versions 2025.12.5, 2026.2.3, and 2026.5.1, authentik's SAML Source ACS endpoint is vulnerable to XML Signature Wrapping when validating upstream SAML responses. An attacker with any account at the upstream IdP can reuse a valid signed assertion to authenticate as another federated user. This issue has been patched in versions 2025.12.5, 2026.2.3, and 2026.5.1.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/security/advisories/GHSA-c3m2-jqmq-pvp3 | MitigationVendor Advisory |
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Related vulnerabilities
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-47201), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.