CVE-2025-24500 Missing authorization in Symantec Privileged Access Management

High 8.7 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can access sensitive information in the PAM database due to missing authorization checks.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-24500?

CVE-2025-24500 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Broadcom Symantec Privileged Access Management, published on 30 Jan 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to access information in PAM database.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-24500?

How do I fix CVE-2025-24500?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-24500 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2025-24500 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-24500 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7x89-hg32-8xpm.

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