CVE-2025-24503 Auth bypass in Symantec Privileged Access Management
Attackers can hijack PAM user sessions by tricking users into clicking crafted links, leading to account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-24503?
CVE-2025-24503 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Broadcom Symantec Privileged Access Management, published on 30 Jan 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A malicious actor can fix the session of a PAM user by tricking the user to click on a specially crafted link to the PAM server.
Weakness: CWE-384
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-24503?
How do I fix CVE-2025-24503?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-24503 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2025-24503 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-24503 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j634-qrvx-mfvr.