CVE-2025-0504Network attack vector

Project privilege escalation via overly broad role permissions

Published Nov 21, 2025 · Updated Nov 21, 2025

Privilege escalation in Black Duck SCA before 2025.10.0 allows remote authenticated users to access Project Administrator functions. A scoped Project Manager role combined with Global User Read receives overly broad permissions that bypass intended project-level authorization boundaries. This access can expose sensitive system information or permit unauthorized project-configuration changes, but it does not grant full system control.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.16%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in Black Duck SCA before 2025.10.0 allows remote authenticated users to access Project Administrator functions. A scoped Project Manager role combined with Global User Read receives overly broad permissions that bypass intended project-level authorization boundaries. This access can expose sensitive system information or permit unauthorized project-configuration changes, but it does not grant full system control.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-0504
Published
Nov 21, 2025
Updated
Nov 21, 2025
Vendor
Black Duck Software
Product
Black Duck SCA
Classifications
CWE-266, CAPEC-1, T1068
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 21, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 21, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <2025.10.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Black Duck Software · Black Duck SCAversion=0 <2025.10.0

Published CVSS scores

5.4Black DuckCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
5.3Black DuckCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-266Incorrect Privilege Assignment
CAPEC-1Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

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