Auth bypass in Ethyca Fides
CVE-2025-57817
Fides is an open-source privacy engineering platform. Prior to version 2.69.1, the OAuth client creation and update endpoints of the Fides Webserver API do not properly authorize scope assignment. This allows highly privileged users with `…
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
EPSS: 0.001 (27.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Ethyca Fides — versions < 2.69.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- https://github.com/ethyca/fides/security/advisories/GHSA-hjfh-p8f5-24wr (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- https://github.com/ethyca/fides/commit/2ffd125e1089a09b84c27fb5279a05960cbf2452 (x_refsource_MISC)
- https://github.com/ethyca/fides/releases/tag/2.69.1 (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-57817?
- CVE-2025-57817 is a vulnerability in Ethyca Fides, classified under Missing Authorization. Published 2025-09-08.
- Is CVE-2025-57817 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.