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TI-2026-27194 Aliases CVE-2026-34972GHSA-jwvj-g8pc-cx45

Incorrect authorization in openfga

Priority LOW 37CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

OpenFGA is a high-performance and flexible authorization/permission engine built for developers and inspired by Google Zanzibar. From 1.8.0 to 1.13.1, under specific conditions, BatchCheck calls with multiple checks sent for the same object, relation, and user combination can result in improper policy enforcement. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.14.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00219 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial openfga (openfga): 1.14.0github.com/openfga/openfga (Go): 1.14.0Red Hat: 3 without a fix

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
openfgaopenfga1.8.0 to before 1.14.01.14.0Patch availableCNA
—github.com/openfga/openfga (Go)1.8.0 to before 1.14.01.14.0Patch availableGHSA-jwvj-g8pc-cx45
  • openfga Vendoropenfga Affected 1.8.0 to before 1.14.0 Fixed in 1.14.0 Patch available CNA
  • github.com/openfga/openfga (Go) Vendor— Affected 1.8.0 to before 1.14.0 Fixed in 1.14.0 Patch available GHSA-jwvj-g8pc-cx45

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openfga:helm_charts:*:*:*:*:*:openfga:*:*0.2.16 to before 0.2.62Vulnerableopenfga
cpe:2.3:a:openfga:openfga:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.0 to before 1.14.0Vulnerableopenfga
  • cpe:2.3:a:openfga:helm_charts:*:*:*:*:*:openfga:*:* Versions 0.2.16 to before 0.2.62 Vulnerable ·openfga
  • cpe:2.3:a:openfga:openfga:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.0 to before 1.14.0 Vulnerable ·openfga

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA openfga (openfga) Fixed in 1.14.0
  • Fix · GHSA-jwvj-g8pc-cx45 github.com/openfga/openfga (Go) Fixed in 1.14.0 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Multicluster Global HubAffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Ceph Storage 6AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-34972
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jwvj-g8pc-cx45

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • 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-2025-40089 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
See all 11 →

Sources

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