What is CVE-2024-52287?

CVE-2024-52287 is a high-severity vulnerability in Goauthentik Authentik, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2024-11-21.

How severe is CVE-2024-52287?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Goauthentik Authentik

CVE-2024-52287

authentik is an open-source identity provider. When using the client_credentials or device_code OAuth grants, it was possible for an attacker to get a token from authentik with scopes that haven't been configured in authentik. authentik 2024.8.5 and 2024.10.3 fix this issue.

Published 2024-11-21 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (45.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 45.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Goauthentik Authentik — versions < 2024.8.5, >= 2024.10.0-rc1, < 2024.10.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-285 — Improper Authorization

References

github.com/goauthentik/authentik/security/advisories/GHSA-v6m7-8j37-8f4v (Vendor Advisory)
github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/e9c29e1644e9199b4ba58d2b10eb8c322138eea2 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-52287?: CVE-2024-52287 is a high-severity vulnerability in Goauthentik Authentik, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2024-11-21.
How severe is CVE-2024-52287?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.