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CVE-2025-53118 (GCVE-0-2025-53118)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-25 16:06 – Updated: 2025-08-25 20:32
VLAI Shadowserver Previdian
Title
Securden Unified PAM Authentication Bypass
Summary
An authentication bypass vulnerability exists which allows an unauthenticated attacker to control administrator backup functions, leading to compromise of passwords, secrets, and application session tokens stored by the Unified PAM.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-08-25 20:32 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-306 - Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Securden Unified PAM Affected: 9.0.* , ≤ 11.3.1 (semver)
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Date Public
2025-08-25 16:03
Credits
Aaron Herndon, Principal Security Consultant, and Marcus Chang, Security Consultant, both of Rapid7.
Shadowserver
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 5c29127d-237f-4223-9907-d09841d678c6

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2025-53118

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-07-20 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Characteristics
Severity: 98.0
Timestamps
First Seen: 2025-11-10
Asserted: 2025-11-10
Last Seen: 2026-07-20
Scope
Asset Exposure: ['internet-facing']
Notes: Affected: Securden / Securden Unified PAM | Class: security-management-platform | Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8) | IoT: no | In CISA KEV: no | Honeypot connections on 2026-07-20: 49
Evidence

Type: Honeypot

Signal: In The Wild Attempts

Confidence: 70%

Source: shadowserver

Details
1D 1
Iot no
Feed Shadowserver Foundation honeypot/exploited-vulnerabilities
Type http-scan
Class security-management-platform
7D Avg 0
Vendor Securden
30D Avg 5
90D Avg 4
Product Securden Unified PAM
Cisa Kev no
Connections 49
Observation Date 2026-07-20
Vulnerability Class CVSS
Vulnerability Score 9.8
Vulnerability Severity Critical
References
Created: 2026-06-30 09:22 UTC | Updated: 2026-07-22 01:01 UTC
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: daa941bb-4fbc-4c38-a8f9-42d7a06e144f

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2025-53118

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2025-11-11 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2025-11-11
Asserted: 2025-11-11
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: Securden Unified PAM Authentication Bypass | Affected: Securden / Unified PAM | CVSS: 9.8 (CRITICAL) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title Securden Unified PAM Authentication Bypass
Vendor Securden
Product Unified PAM
Added Date 2025-11-11T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 9.8
Epss Score None
Cvss Severity CRITICAL
Epss Percentile None
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-06-23 14:03 UTC | Updated: 2026-07-10 06:14 UTC
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