CVE-2025-4493 Privilege escalation in Server

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A PAM user can perform Just-In-Time requests on unauthorized groups due to improper privilege assignment in Devolutions Server.

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-2025-4493?

CVE-2025-4493 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Devolutions Devolutions Server, published on 28 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper privilege assignment in PAM JIT privilege sets in Devolutions Server allows a PAM user to perform PAM JIT requests on unauthorized groups by exploiting a user interface issue.

This issue affects the following versions : 

* Devolutions Server 2025.1.3.0 through 2025.1.7.0 * Devolutions Server 2024.3.15.0 and earlier

Weakness: CWE-266

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-4493?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Devolutions Devolutions Server.

How do I fix CVE-2025-4493?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-4493 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-4493 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-4493 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Devolutions Devolutions Server vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gffr-g4h9-f8x5.

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