CVE-2025-48371

OpenFGA is an authorization/permission engine. OpenFGA versions 1.8.0 through 1.8.12 (corresponding to Helm chart openfga-0.2.16 through openfga-0.2.30 and docker 1.8.0 through 1.8.12) are vulnerable to authorization bypass when certain Check and ListObject calls are executed. Users are affected under four specific conditions: First, calling Check API or ListObjects with an authorization model that has a relationship directly assignable by both type bound public access and userset; second, there are check or list object queries with contextual tuples for the relationship that can be directly assignable by both type bound public access and userset; third, those contextual tuples’s user field is an userset; and finally, type bound public access tuples are not assigned to the relationship. Users should upgrade to version 1.8.13 to receive a patch. The upgrade is backwards compatible.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/openfga/openfga/commit/e5960d4eba92b723de8ff3a5346a07f50c1379ca	Patch
https://github.com/openfga/openfga/security/advisories/GHSA-c72g-53hw-82q7	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:openfga:helm_charts::::::openfga::*
	cpe:2.3:a:openfga:openfga::::::::

History

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Information

Published : 2025-05-22 23:15

Updated : 2026-01-15 02:34

NVD link : CVE-2025-48371

Mitre link : CVE-2025-48371

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-48371

JSON object : View

Products Affected

openfga

openfga
helm_charts

CWE

CWE-285

Improper Authorization

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