CVE-2026-40166
HIGHauthentik: Non-admin user can retrieve confidential OAuth client_secret via /api/v3/oauth2/access_tokens/
Title source: cnaDescription
authentik is an open-source identity provider. In versions prior to 2025.12.5 and 2026.2.0-rc1 through 2026.2.2, authenticated non-admin users with at least one OAuth2 access token can retrieve the client_secret of confidential OAuth2 providers they have previously authenticated against, exposing sensitive information to users without the correct permissions. This logic is GET /api/v3/oauth2/access_tokens/. The API response includes a nested provider object containing client_id and client_secret for providers configured with client_type: confidential, which should not be accessible to low-privilege users. This issue has been fixed in versions 2025.12.5 and 2026.2.3.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
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https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/security/advisories/GHSA-hhpc-rqgm-pxj4
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https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/releases/tag/version%2F2025.12.5
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https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/releases/tag/version%2F2026.2.3
Scores
CVSS v4
7.1
EPSS
0.0037
EPSS Percentile
28.9%
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/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
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-200
CWE-863
Status
published
Products (2)
goauthentik/authentik
< 2025.12.5
goauthentik/authentik
>= 2026.2.0-rc1, < 2026.2.3
Published
May 22, 2026
Tracked Since
May 23, 2026