CVE-2025-2903 Privilege Chaining in Delphix

High 8.5 Published Updated

Attackers can gain SSH command-line control and escalate privileges on Delphix VMs deployed on GCP with OS Login enabled.

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

What is CVE-2025-2903?

CVE-2025-2903 is a high-severity vulnerability in Perforce Delphix, published on 17 Apr 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An attacker with knowledge of creating user accounts during VM deployment on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using the OS Login feature, can login via SSH gaining command-line control of the operating system. This allows an attacker to gain access to sensitive data stored on the VM, install malicious software, and disrupt or disable the functionality of the VM.

Weakness: CWE-268, CWE-267

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-2903?

How do I fix CVE-2025-2903?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-2903 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-2903 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-2903 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gq47-h9vq-4rp9.

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