Administrative settings modification via permission bypass
Published May 28, 2025 · Updated May 28, 2025
Improper access control in Absolute Secure Access before 13.54 allows remote authenticated users to modify unauthorized console settings. The management console incorrectly enforces assigned administrative permissions during settings changes, although Absolute has not disclosed the responsible function or request. Administrative console access with a particular permission set is required; the demonstrated consequence is limited to unauthorized settings modification.
Summary
What happened
Improper access control in Absolute Secure Access before 13.54 allows remote authenticated users to modify unauthorized console settings. The management console incorrectly enforces assigned administrative permissions during settings changes, although Absolute has not disclosed the responsible function or request. Administrative console access with a particular permission set is required; the demonstrated consequence is limited to unauthorized settings modification.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-27702
- Published
- May 28, 2025
- Updated
- May 28, 2025
- Vendor
- Absolute Security
- Product
- Absolute Secure Access
- Classifications
- CWE-284
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
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- May 28, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 28, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <13.54
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