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CVE-2026-33496: Ory Oathkeeper has an authentication bypass by cache key confusion

March 20, 2026 (updated March 27, 2026)

Ory Oathkeeper is vulnerable to authentication bypass due to cache key confusion. The oauth2_introspection authenticator cache does not distinguish tokens that were validated with different introspection URLs. An attacker can therefore legitimately use a token to prime the cache, and subsequently use the same token for rules that use a different introspection server.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-4mq7-pvjg-xp2r
  • github.com/ory/oathkeeper
  • github.com/ory/oathkeeper/commit/198a2bc82a99e0a77bd0ffe290cbdd5285a1b17c
  • github.com/ory/oathkeeper/security/advisories/GHSA-4mq7-pvjg-xp2r
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33496

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Affected versions

All versions before 0.40.10-0.20260320084801-198a2bc82a99

Fixed versions

  • 0.40.10-0.20260320084801-198a2bc82a99

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.40.10-0.20260320084801-198a2bc82a99 or above.

Impact 8.1 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-1289: Improper Validation of Unsafe Equivalence in Input
  • CWE-305: Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness

Source file

go/github.com/ory/oathkeeper/CVE-2026-33496.yml

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