CVE-2025-46331
OpenFGA Authorization Bypass
OpenFGA is a high-performance and flexible authorization/permission engine built for developers and inspired by Google Zanzibar. OpenFGA v1.8.10 to v1.3.6 (Helm chart <= openfga-0.2.28, docker <= v.1.8.10) are vulnerable to authorization bypass when certain Check and ListObject calls are executed. This issue has been patched in version 1.8.11.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
OpenFGA Authorization Bypass
OpenFGA is a high-performance and flexible authorization/permission engine built for developers and inspired by Google Zanzibar. OpenFGA v1.8.10 to v1.3.6 (Helm chart <= openfga-0.2.28, docker <= v.1.8.10) are vulnerable to authorization bypass when certain Check and ListObject calls are executed. This issue has been patched in version 1.8.11.
- Record
CVE-2025-46331- CVSS 4.0
- 5.8 Medium
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 - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-12750
OpenFGA is a high-performance and flexible authorization/permission engine built for developers and inspired by Google Zanzibar. OpenFGA v1.8.10 to v1.3.6 (Helm chart <= openfga-0.2.28, docker <= v.1.8.10) are vulnerable to authorization bypass when certain Check and ListObject calls are executed. This issue has been patched in version 1.8.11.
- Record
EUVD-2025-12750- CVSS 4.0
- 5.8 Medium
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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w222-m46c-mgh6
OpenFGA Authorization Bypass
Overview OpenFGA v1.8.10 or previous (Helm chart <= openfga-0.2.28, docker <= v.1.8.10) are vulnerable to authorization bypass when certain Check and ListObject calls are executed.
Am I Affected? If you are using OpenFGA v1.8.10 or previous, specifically under the following conditions, you are affected by this authorization bypass vulnerability:
- Calling Check API or ListObjects with an authorization model that has tuple cycle.
- Check query cache is enabled, and
- There are multiple check / list objects requests involving the tuple cycle within the check query TTL
Fix Upgrade to v1.8.11. This upgrade is backwards compatible.
- Record
GHSA-w222-m46c-mgh6- CVSS 4.0
- 5.8 Medium
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 - Weakness
- CWE-284, CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
OpenFGA is a high-performance and flexible authorization/permission engine built for developers and inspired by Google Zanzibar. OpenFGA v1.8.10 to v1.3.6 (Helm chart <= openfga-0.2.28, docker <= v.1.8.10) are vulnerable to authorization bypass when certain Check and ListObject calls are executed. This issue has been patched in version 1.8.11.
- Record
CVE-2025-46331- CVSS 4.0
- 5.8 Medium
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 - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
OpenFGA Authorization Bypass
OpenFGA is a high-performance and flexible authorization/permission engine built for developers and inspired by Google Zanzibar. OpenFGA v1.8.10 to v1.3.6 (Helm chart <= openfga-0.2.28, docker <= v.1.8.10) are vulnerable to authorization bypass when certain Check and ListObject calls are executed. This issue has been patched in version 1.8.11.
- Record
CVE-2025-46331- CVSS 4.0
- 5.8 Medium
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 - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-w222-m46c-mgh6
OpenFGA Authorization Bypass
Overview OpenFGA v1.8.10 or previous (Helm chart <= openfga-0.2.28, docker <= v.1.8.10) are vulnerable to authorization bypass when certain Check and ListObject calls are executed.
Am I Affected? If you are using OpenFGA v1.8.10 or previous, specifically under the following conditions, you are affected by this authorization bypass vulnerability:
- Calling Check API or ListObjects with an authorization model that has tuple cycle.
- Check query cache is enabled, and
- There are multiple check / list objects requests involving the tuple cycle within the check query TTL
Fix Upgrade to v1.8.11. This upgrade is backwards compatible.
- Record
GHSA-w222-m46c-mgh6- CVSS 4.0
- 5.8 Medium
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 - Weakness
- CWE-284, CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2025-3657 No score
OpenFGA Authorization Bypass in github.com/openfga/openfga
OpenFGA Authorization Bypass in github.com/openfga/openfga
- Record
GO-2025-3657- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:15135-1 No score
govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20250515T200012-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20250515T200012-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:15135-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/openfga/openfgaGo |
1.3.6 up to 1.8.11 | 1.8.11 |
govulncheck-vulndbopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 0.0.20250515T200012-1.1 | 0.0.20250515T200012-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-46331 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Openfga, published April 30, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 33rd percentile. Fixed in github.com/openfga/openfga 1.8.11.
References
github.com/openfga/openfga/security/advisories/GHSA-w222-m46c-mgh6
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-46331
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lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/QOPKRPL75SZMLT3YSQAZEDWH7RBRXGJK
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-52290