CVE-2025-3517 Privilege escalation in Devolutions Server
A PAM user can improperly elevate privileges of another user due to incorrect SID handling during username updates in Devolutions Server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-3517?
CVE-2025-3517 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Devolutions Devolutions Server, published on 1 May 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Incorrect privilege assignment in PAM JIT elevation feature in Devolutions Server 2025.1.5.0 and earlier allows a PAM user to elevate a previously configured user configured in a PAM JIT account via failure to update the internal account’s SID when updating the username.
Weakness: CWE-266
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-3517?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Devolutions Devolutions Server.
How do I fix CVE-2025-3517?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-3517 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-3517 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-3517 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Devolutions Devolutions Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qrhc-f2qm-32m6.