CVE-2025-48371: Github.com/openfga/openfga OpenFGA Authorization Bypass Vulnerability
MODERATECVE-2025-48371 is a MODERATE openfga authorization bypass vulnerability (CWE-285: Improper Authorization) affecting Github.com/openfga/openfga libraries in the Go ecosystem. The issue involves openfga authorization bypass. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 1.8.13.
CVE-2025-48371 at a Glance
How to Fix CVE-2025-48371
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Github.com/openfga/openfga dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
Upgrade github.com/openfga/openfga to 1.8.13Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
inspect dependencies for github.com/openfga/openfgaHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2025-48371, inspect your project dependencies for Github.com/openfga/openfga:
inspect dependencies for github.com/openfga/openfgaAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Github.com/openfga/openfga in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 1.8.13), your application is affected.
Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-285: Improper Authorization, where the product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. In Github.com/openfga/openfga, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2025-48371 Affected Github.com/openfga/openfga Versions
1 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
github.com/openfga/openfga
|
Go |
≥ 1.8.0
< 1.8.13
|
1.8.13
|
References
Frequently Asked Questions
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-c72g-53hw-82q7",
"modified" : "2026-03-30T13:56:21Z",
"published" : "2025-05-23T18:41:38Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2025-48371" ],
"summary" : "OpenFGA Authorization Bypass",
"details" : "### Overview\nOpenFGA v1.8.0 to v1.8.12 ( openfga-0.2.16 <= Helm chart <= openfga-0.2.31, v1.8.0 <= docker <= v.1.8.12) are vulnerable to authorization bypass when certain Check and ListObject calls are executed.\n\n\n### Am I Affected?\nIf you are using OpenFGA v1.8.0 to v1.8.12, specifically under the following conditions, you are affected by this authorization bypass vulnerability:\n- Calling Check API or ListObjects with an [authorization model](https://openfga.dev/docs/concepts#what-is-an-authorization-model) that has a relationship directly assignable by both [type bound public access](https://openfga.dev/docs/concepts#what-is-type-bound-public-access) and [userset](https://openfga.dev/docs/modeling/building-blocks/usersets), and\n- There are check or list object queries with [contextual tuples](https://openfga.dev/docs/interacting/contextual-tuples) for the relationship that can be directly assignable by both [type bound public access](https://openfga.dev/docs/concepts#what-is-type-bound-public-access) and [userset](https://openfga.dev/docs/modeling/building-blocks/usersets), and\n- Those contextual tuples’s user field is an userset, and\n- Type bound public access tuples are not assigned to the relationship\n\n### Fix\nUpgrade to v1.8.13. This upgrade is backwards compatible.\n\n### Acknowledgments\nOpenFGA would like to thank @udyvish for discovering this vulnerability.",
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