CVE-2025-25196

5.8 MEDIUM 0.4% exploit odds Fix listed Auth & access Server

What it is

OpenFGA is a high-performance and flexible authorization/permission engine built for developers and inspired by Google Zanzibar. OpenFGA < v1.8.4 (Helm chart < openfga-0.2.22, docker < v.1.8.4) are vulnerable to authorization bypass when certain Check and ListObject calls are executed. Users on OpenFGA v1.8.4 or previous, specifically under the following conditions are affected by this authorization bypass vulnerability: 1. Calling Check API or ListObjects with a model that has a relation directly assignable to both public access AND userset with the same type. 2. A type bound public access tuple is assigned to an object. 3. userset tuple is not assigned to the same object. and 4. Check request's user field is a userset that has the same type as the type bound public access tuple's user type. Users are advised to upgrade to v1.8.5 which is backwards compatible. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2025-02-19 21:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-17 09:00 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 0.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 5.8 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2025-02-19 21:15 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-17 09:00 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-285
Record status: Analyzed

Affected

Openfga Helm Charts < 0.2.22
Openfga < 1.8.5

Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 5.8

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Attack requirements: Present
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Raw 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record