CVE-2025-55213

OpenFGA is a high-performance and flexible authorization/permission engine built for developers and inspired by Google Zanzibar. OpenFGA v1.9.3 to v1.9.4 ( openfga-0.2.40 <= Helm chart <= openfga-0.2.41, v1.9.3 <= docker <= v.1.9.4) are vulnerable to improper policy enforcement when certain Check and ListObject calls are executed. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.9.5.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/openfga/openfga/commit/1a7e0e37fc4777c824b2386cac4867a66f3480b0	Patch
https://github.com/openfga/openfga/security/advisories/GHSA-mgh9-4mwp-fg55	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 : 2025-08-18 20:15

Updated : 2026-01-14 17:10

NVD link : CVE-2025-55213

Mitre link : CVE-2025-55213

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-55213

JSON object : View

Products Affected

openfga

openfga
helm_charts

CWE

CWE-863

Incorrect Authorization

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