Answer in brief
CVE-2023-43645 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.9) vulnerability in OpenFGA Vulnerable to DoS from circular relationship definitions. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps github.com/openfga/openfga (go). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 5.9. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps github.com/openfga/openfga (go). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| github.com/openfga/openfgago | >=0 <1.3.2 | 1.3.2 |
Published upstream
Sep 28, 2023
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 10, 2026
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 10, 2026
## Overview OpenFGA is vulnerable to a DoS attack when certain Check calls are executed against authorization models that contain circular relationship definitions. When the call is made, it's possible for the server to exhaust resources and die. ## Am I Affected? Yes, if your store contains an authorization model that allows circular relationships. For example, with this model: ``` model schema 1.1 type user type group relations define memberA: [user] or memberB or memberC or memberD or memberE define memberB: [user] or memberA or memberC or memberD or memberE define memberC: [user] or memberA or memberB or memberD or memberE define memberD: [user] or memberA or memberB or memberC or memberE define memberE: [user] or memberA or memberB or memberC or memberD ``` This Check: `(user:anne, memberA, group:X)` can exhaust memory in the server. ## Fix Upgrade to v1.3.2 and update any offending models. **[BREAKING]** If your model contained cycles or a relation definition that has the relation itself in its evaluation path, then Checks and queries that require evaluation will no longer be evaluated on v1.3.2+ and will return errors instead. You will need to update your models to remove the cycles.
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