CVE-2025-49084 Privilege escalation in Secure Access

Medium 5.3 Published 30 Jul 2025 Updated 31 Jul 2025

Administrators can overwrite policy rules without proper permissions, leading to privilege escalation and integrity issues in Absolute Secure Access.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2025-49084?

CVE-2025-49084 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Absolute Secure Access, published on 30 Jul 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

CVE-2025-49084 is a vulnerability in the management console of Absolute Secure Access prior to version 13.56. Attackers with administrative access can overwrite policy rules without the requisite permissions. The attack complexity is low, attack requirements are present, privileges required are high and no user interaction is required. There is no impact to confidentiality, the impact to integrity is low, and there is no impact to availability. The impact to confidentiality and availability of subsequent systems is high and the impact to the integrity of subsequent systems is low.

Weakness: CWE-276

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-49084?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Absolute Secure Access.

How do I fix CVE-2025-49084?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-49084 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-49084 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-49084 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-wrg8-r7q6-v974.