OpenFGA Improper Policy Enforcement
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-285.
Summary
OpenFGA is a high-performance and flexible authorization/permission engine built for developers and inspired by Google Zanzibar. OpenFGA v1.4.0 to v1.11.0 ( openfga-0.1.34 <= Helm chart <= openfga-0.2.48, v.1.4.0 <= docker <= v.1.11.0) are vulnerable to improper policy enforcement when certain Check and ListObject calls are executed. This issue has been patched in version 1.11.1.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 | 1.4.0 to before 1.11.1 | 1.11.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/openfga/openfga (Go) | 1.4.0 to before 1.11.1 | 1.11.1 | Patch available | GHSA-2c64-vmv2-hgfc |
- openfga Vendoropenfga Affected 1.4.0 to before 1.11.1 Fixed in 1.11.1 Patch available CNA
- github.com/openfga/openfga (Go) Vendor— Affected 1.4.0 to before 1.11.1 Fixed in 1.11.1 Patch available GHSA-2c64-vmv2-hgfc
Remediation
- Fix · CNA openfga (openfga) Fixed in 1.11.1
- Fix · GHSA-2c64-vmv2-hgfc github.com/openfga/openfga (Go) Fixed in 1.11.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-64751
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2c64-vmv2-hgfc
References
More openfga Helm Charts vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-27194 Incorrect authorization in openfga CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-40204 OpenFGA: OIDC audience validation skipped when --authn-oidc-audience is unset CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2025-30697 OpenFGA Authorization Bypass CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.8
- TI-2026-20050 OpenFGA Improper Policy Enforcement CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.8
- TI-2025-34888 OpenFGA Authorization Bypass (Check) CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.8
- TI-2025-29072 OpenFGA Authorization Bypass CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-64751 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-64751 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2c64-vmv2-hgfc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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