Auth bypass in Openfga Helm Charts
CVE-2026-24851
OpenFGA is a high-performance and flexible authorization/permission engine built for developers and inspired by Google Zanzibar. OpenFGA v1.8.5 to v1.11.2 ( openfga-0.2.22<= Helm chart <= openfga-0.2.51, v.1.8.5 <= docker <= v.1.11.2) are vulnerable to improper policy enforcement when certain Check calls are executed. The vulnerability requires a model that has a a relation directly assignable by a type bound public access and assignable by type bound non-public access, a tuple assigned for the relation that is a type bound public access, a tuple assigned for the same object with the same relation that is not type bound public access, and a tuple assigned for a different object that has an object ID lexicographically larger with the same user and relation which is not type bound public access. This vulnerability is fixed in v1.11.3.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (23.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 23.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Openfga Helm Charts
- Openfga — versions < 1.11.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/openfga/openfga/security/advisories/GHSA-jq9f-gm9w-rwm9 (Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/openfga/openfga/releases/tag/v1.11.3 (Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-24851?
- CVE-2026-24851 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openfga Helm Charts, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-02-06.
- How severe is CVE-2026-24851?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.