TI-2022-07597 Aliases CVE-2022-23542 GHSA-m3q4-7qmj-657m

OpenFGA Authorization Bypass

MEDIUM 45CWE-285Published 2022-12-20 · Updated 2025-04-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-285.

Summary

OpenFGA is an authorization/permission engine built for developers and inspired by Google Zanzibar. During an internal security assessment, it was discovered that OpenFGA version 0.3.0 is vulnerable to authorization bypass under certain conditions. This issue has been patched in version 0.3.1 and is backward compatible.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00988 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed github.com/openfga/openfga (Go): 0.3.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
openfga	openfga	= 0.3.0	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	github.com/openfga/openfga (Go)	0.3.0 to before 0.3.1	0.3.1	Patch available	GHSA-m3q4-7qmj-657m

openfga Vendoropenfga Affected = 0.3.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
github.com/openfga/openfga (Go) Vendor— Affected 0.3.0 to before 0.3.1 Fixed in 0.3.1 Patch available GHSA-m3q4-7qmj-657m

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:openfga:openfga::::::::	before 0.3.1	Vulnerable	openfga

cpe:2.3:a:openfga:openfga:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.3.1 Vulnerable ·openfga

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-m3q4-7qmj-657m github.com/openfga/openfga (Go) Fixed in 0.3.1 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-23542
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m3q4-7qmj-657m

References

Patch 1

https://github.com/openfga/openfga/pull/422

Advisory 3

Other 1

https://github.com/openfga/openfga

TI-2023-17995 OpenFGA denial of service die to circular relationship CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2024-28441 OpenFGA Authorization Bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-20816 OpenFGA Authorization Bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2022-18717 OpenFGA Authorization Bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2022-18716 OpenFGA Authorization Bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2022-18727 OpenFGA Authorization Bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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