What is CVE-2026-33495?

CVE-2026-33495 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ory Oathkeeper, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-03-26.

How severe is CVE-2026-33495?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Ory Oathkeeper

CVE-2026-33495

ORY Oathkeeper is an Identity & Access Proxy (IAP) and Access Control Decision API that authorizes HTTP requests based on sets of Access Rules. Ory Oathkeeper is often deployed behind other components like CDNs, WAFs, or reverse proxies. D…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.000 (3.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Ory Oathkeeper — versions < 26.2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

https://github.com/ory/oathkeeper/security/advisories/GHSA-vhr5-ggp3-qq85 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
https://github.com/ory/oathkeeper/commit/e9acca14a04d246250557550065e4b4576525bd5 (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-33495?: CVE-2026-33495 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ory Oathkeeper, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-03-26.
How severe is CVE-2026-33495?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.