CVE-2025-54982 (GCVE-0-2025-54982)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-05 05:36 – Updated: 2026-02-26 17:49
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
SAML 2.0 Public Key Validation Issue
Summary
An improper verification of cryptographic signature in Zscaler's SAML authentication mechanism on the server-side allowed an authentication abuse.
Severity
9.6 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-08-19 03:55 UTC
CWE
- CWE-347 - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zscaler | Authentication Server |
Affected:
0 , < 6.2r
(custom)
|
guessed |
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