CVE-2025-3838

Unauthorized access to installer credential database

Published Apr 21, 2025 · Updated Apr 21, 2025

Improper authorization in Saviynt OVA based Connect allows remote attackers on the customer network to access its local credential database. Saviynt has not published the affected request path or the authorization check that permits access to the database, whose installer credentials use weak hashes. Exploitation requires adjacent network access and specific undisclosed conditions; it exposes stored credentials and can affect database integrity or service availability.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.13%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper authorization in Saviynt OVA based Connect allows remote attackers on the customer network to access its local credential database. Saviynt has not published the affected request path or the authorization check that permits access to the database, whose installer credentials use weak hashes. Exploitation requires adjacent network access and specific undisclosed conditions; it exposes stored credentials and can affect database integrity or service availability.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-3838
Published
Apr 21, 2025
Updated
Apr 21, 2025
Vendor
Saviynt
Product
OVA based Connect
Classifications
CWE-863, CWE-327, T1555
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

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

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=AlmaLinux-8.x_SC2.0-Client-2.0
  2. Affected versionversion=AlmaLinux-8.x_SC2.0-Client-3.0
  3. Affected versionversion=CentOS-7.x_SC2.0-Client-2.0
  4. Affected versionversion=CentOS-7.x_SC2.0-Client-3.0
  5. Affected versionversion=RHEL-8.x_SC2.0-Client-2.0
  6. Affected versionversion=RHEL-8.x_SC2.0-Client-3.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Saviynt · OVA based Connectversion=AlmaLinux-8.x_SC2.0-Client-2.0; version=AlmaLinux-8.x_SC2.0-Client-3.0; version=CentOS-7.x_SC2.0-Client-2.0; version=CentOS-7.x_SC2.0-Client-3.0; version=RHEL-8.x_SC2.0-Client-2.0; version=RHEL-8.x_SC2.0-Client-3.0

Published CVSS scores

6.1SaviyntCVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization
CWE-327Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
T1555Credentials from Password Stores

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