CVE-2025-54085Network attack vector

Administrative privilege escalation via permission bypass

Published Jul 30, 2025 · Updated Jul 31, 2025

Authorization bypass in Absolute Secure Access before 13.56 allows remote authenticated users to read or change restricted settings. Absolute has not disclosed the affected console handler or the authorization check that fails to enforce assigned administrative permissions. Exploitation requires administrative console access with a restricted permission set and exposes only settings outside that assignment, with no service interruption.

CVSS severity5.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Authorization bypass in Absolute Secure Access before 13.56 allows remote authenticated users to read or change restricted settings. Absolute has not disclosed the affected console handler or the authorization check that fails to enforce assigned administrative permissions. Exploitation requires administrative console access with a restricted permission set and exposes only settings outside that assignment, with no service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-54085
Published
Jul 30, 2025
Updated
Jul 31, 2025
Vendor
Absolute Security
Product
Absolute Secure Access
Classifications
CWE-276, T1068
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 30, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 31, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <13.56

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Absolute Security · Absolute Secure Accessversion=0 <13.56

Published CVSS scores

3.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
5.1NetMotion SoftwareCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-276Incorrect Default Permissions
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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