CVE-2025-55213

OpenFGA Authorization Bypass (Check)

Published Aug 18, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 5.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-25151 OpenFGA Authorization Bypass
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-mgh9-4mwp-fg55 OpenFGA Authorization Bypass
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Openfga helm Charts
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openfga:helm_charts:*:*:*:*:*:openfga:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openfga:openfga:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Openfga helm Charts
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Openfga
Openfga openfga
Vendors & Products Openfga
Openfga openfga
Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title OpenFGA Authorization Bypass (Check)
Weaknesses CWE-863
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 18, 2025, 7:49 PM
Reserved
Aug 8, 2025, 9:55 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Aug 18, 2025, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:41 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 18, 2025, 7:23 PM