CVE-2025-22273 Lack of rate-limiting in password change mechanism in CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager
Attackers can brute force passwords via the ChangePassword endpoint due to missing rate limiting, potentially leading to account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-22273?
CVE-2025-22273 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager, published on 28 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Application does not limit the number or frequency of user interactions, such as the number of incoming requests. At the "/EPMUI/VfManager.asmx/ChangePassword" endpoint it is possible to perform a brute force attack on the current password in use.
This issue affects CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager in SaaS version 24.7.1. The status of other versions is unknown. After multiple attempts to contact the vendor we did not receive any answer.
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-22273?
How do I fix CVE-2025-22273?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-22273 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2025-22273 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-22273 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pcp6-pxxr-g2vh.