How many CVEs have patched validate_users?

1 published CVEs changed validate_users in goauthentik/authentik, in 6 distinct patches totalling 47 changed lines, between 2026 and 2026.

What is the latest CVE that changed validate_users?

CVE-2026-94609 (authentik: Privilege Escalation to Superuser via Group Hierarchy), published 2026-09-24, changed lines 176 to 232 of authentik/core/api/groups.py.

How does validate_users compare to the rest of goauthentik/authentik?

goauthentik/authentik has 28 CVEs with a located fix in total; 1 of them changed validate_users.

What do the line numbers refer to?

Line numbers are in the fixed version of the file, as the upstream patch left it. A CVE whose fix was backported to several branches is listed once, with the lines from the upstream commit.

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validate_users

Name: validate_users in goauthentik/authentik: CVE fixes
Creator: RadicalNotion.AI
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

authentik/core/api/groups.py

Last patched September 24, 2026

1

CVEs

That changed this function

6

Distinct patches

Backports counted once

47

Lines changed

Added plus removed

2026

Years

By CVE publication date

Overview

validate_users in goauthentik/authentik was changed by 1 published CVE fixes in 2026, in 6 distinct patches that added or removed 47 lines in total.

goauthentik/authentik has 28 CVEs with a located fix in total, so 4% of them touched this function.

CVEs that patched it

Every published CVE whose fix changed validate_users, newest first, with the lines each fix touched.

authentik: Privilege Escalation to Superuser via Group Hierarchy
CVE-2026-94609 · lines 176–232 · +43 −4
High · CVSS 8.8
EPSS 0.5%2026-09-24

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Other functions in these files

Functions in the same file that CVE fixes also changed.

1add_userauthentik/core/api/groups.py1 CVEs · 6 patches2026

Other hotspots in the repository

Functions in goauthentik/authentik changed by the most CVE fixes.

__post_init_code3 CVEs · authentik/providers/oauth2/views/token.py parse2 CVEs · authentik/sources/saml/processors/response.py _get_name_id2 CVEs · authentik/sources/saml/processors/response.py NewWebServer2 CVEs · internal/web/web.go send1 CVEs · web/src/admin/stages/authenticator_sms/AuthenticatorSMSStageForm.ts validate_groups1 CVEs · authentik/core/api/users.py

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about CVE fixes to validate_users.

How many CVEs have patched validate_users?: 1 published CVEs changed validate_users in goauthentik/authentik, in 6 distinct patches totalling 47 changed lines, between 2026 and 2026.
What is the latest CVE that changed validate_users?: CVE-2026-94609 (authentik: Privilege Escalation to Superuser via Group Hierarchy), published 2026-09-24, changed lines 176 to 232 of authentik/core/api/groups.py.
How does validate_users compare to the rest of goauthentik/authentik?: goauthentik/authentik has 28 CVEs with a located fix in total; 1 of them changed validate_users.
What do the line numbers refer to?: Line numbers are in the fixed version of the file, as the upstream patch left it. A CVE whose fix was backported to several branches is listed once, with the lines from the upstream commit.

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Fix locations are computed by RadicalNotion.AI from the upstream patch diff of each CVE. CVE data is sourced from the CVE Program.

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