High severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 8, 2025· Updated Sep 9, 2025
Fides Webserver API is Vulnerable to OAuth Client Privilege Escalation
CVE-2025-57817
Description
Fides is an open-source privacy engineering platform. Prior to version 2.69.1, the OAuth client creation and update endpoints of the Fides Webserver API do not properly authorize scope assignment. This allows highly privileged users with client:create or client:update permissions to escalate their privileges to owner-level. Version 2.69.1 fixes the issue. No known workarounds are available.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
ethyca-fidesPyPI | < 2.69.1 | 2.69.1 |
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References
5- github.com/advisories/GHSA-hjfh-p8f5-24wrghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-57817ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/ethyca/fides/commit/2ffd125e1089a09b84c27fb5279a05960cbf2452ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/ethyca/fides/releases/tag/2.69.1ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/ethyca/fides/security/advisories/GHSA-hjfh-p8f5-24wrghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
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