CVE-2025-49831 Auth bypass in conjur

Critical 9.1 Published 15 Jul 2025 Updated 4 Nov 2025

Attackers can bypass authentication in CyberArk Conjur by exploiting misconfigured network devices to reroute requests to malicious servers.

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-2025-49831?

CVE-2025-49831 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in cyberark conjur, published on 15 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An attacker of Secrets Manager, Self-Hosted installations that route traffic from Secrets Manager to AWS through a misconfigured network device can reroute authentication requests to a malicious server under the attacker’s control. CyberArk believes there to be very few installations where this issue can be actively exploited, though Secrets Manager, Self-Hosted (formerly Conjur Enterprise) prior to versions 13.5.1 and 13.6.1 and Conjur OSS prior to version 1.22.1 may be affected. Conjur OSS version 1.22.1 and Secrets Manager, Self-Hosted versions 13.5.1 and 13.6.1 fix the issue.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-49831?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cyberark Conjur.

How do I fix CVE-2025-49831?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-49831 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2025-49831 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-49831 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-952q-mjrf-wp5j.