CVE-2025-29556 Privilege escalation in n/a
An attacker with Admin access can bypass approval restrictions to create Security Officer accounts via API manipulation, escalating privileges.
- 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-2025-29556?
CVE-2025-29556 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ExaGrid EX10 6.3 - 7.0.1.P08 is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control. Since version 6.3, ExaGrid enforces restrictions preventing users with the Admin role from creating or modifying users with the Security Officer role without approval. However, a flaw in the account creation process allows an attacker to bypass these restrictions via API request manipulation. An attacker with an Admin access can intercept and modify the API request during user creation, altering the parameters to assign the new account to the ExaGrid Security Officers group without the required approval.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-29556?
How do I fix CVE-2025-29556?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-29556 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-29556 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-29556 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q4xj-79jm-5gwm.