# CVE-2026-61574: authentik RAC: access any endpoint via an unrelated application

> Authenticated users can access unauthorized remote endpoints and read stored credentials due to missing access controls in the Remote Access Control feature.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 18 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 19 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** BIT-authentik-2026-61574, GHSA-rv9x-92g6-9cpf

## What is CVE-2026-61574?

CVE-2026-61574 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in goauthentik authentik, published on 18 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

authentik is an open-source identity provider. Prior to 2026.2.6 and 2026.5.5, the Remote Access Control endpoint list returns every configured endpoint to any authenticated user regardless of which applications the user may access, and the response includes connection settings that can contain stored credentials. The endpoint listing does not apply the access controls governing the endpoints, and the connection flow does not confirm that an endpoint belongs to the Remote Access Control application through which it was launched. Any authenticated user can therefore read every endpoint together with its host and stored credentials and can open a connection to an endpoint belonging to another application. This exposes stored credentials for managed RDP, SSH, and VNC targets and grants interactive access to systems the user was never authorized to reach. Deployments that do not use the enterprise Remote Access Control provider are not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.2.6 and 2026.5.5.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization), CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-61574?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including authentik.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `authentik` | Bitnami | All versions | 2026.2.6, 2026.5.5 |

## How do I fix CVE-2026-61574?

Upgrade authentik to a fixed version for your release line: 2026.2.6 or 2026.5.5.

## Is CVE-2026-61574 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-61574 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-61574 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-61574 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in goauthentik authentik, published on 18 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-61574 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- authentik (Bitnami): affected all versions; fixed in 2026.2.6, 2026.5.5

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-61574/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-61574/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-61574
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61574
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-61574

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-61574/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.