Medium severityGHSA Advisory· Published May 12, 2026· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2026-42303
CVE-2026-42303
Description
Fides is an open-source privacy engineering platform. From 2.75.0 to before 2.83.2, Fides deployments that enable both subject identity verification and duplicate privacy request detection are affected by a vulnerability in which an administrator can approve a privacy request whose identity was never verified. For erasure policies, this can result in unauthorized deletion of a data subject's records across every integration configured in the affected deployment. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.83.2.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
ethyca-fidesPyPI | >= 2.75.0, < 2.83.2 | 2.83.2 |
Affected products
2Patches
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References
8- github.com/advisories/GHSA-qx5f-ghc2-7g5cghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42303ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/ethyca/fides/commit/0e320b20934eb5af3a3d5127dba2691605d7ff37nvdWEB
- github.com/ethyca/fides/commit/e7a6527b0f9fdc9887b86a89bb5453e7421882ddnvdWEB
- github.com/ethyca/fides/pull/7971nvdWEB
- github.com/ethyca/fides/pull/7972nvdWEB
- github.com/ethyca/fides/releases/tag/2.83.2nvdWEB
- github.com/ethyca/fides/security/advisories/GHSA-qx5f-ghc2-7g5cnvdWEB
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