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.
Published: 2025-08-18
Score: 5.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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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

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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'}


Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:45:00 +0000

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

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 00:15:00 +0000

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


Mon, 18 Aug 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Mon, 18 Aug 2025 19:30:00 +0000

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'}


Subscriptions

Openfga Helm Charts Openfga
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2025-08-18T19:49:55.886Z

Reserved: 2025-08-08T21:55:07.967Z

Link: CVE-2025-55213

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-08-18T19:49:47.038Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-08-18T20:15:29.897

Modified: 2026-01-14T17:10:47.670

Link: CVE-2025-55213

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-08-18T19:23:33Z

Links: CVE-2025-55213 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-08-21T12:32:08Z

Weaknesses