CVE-2025-53118 Securden Unified PAM Authentication Bypass
Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication to access administrator backup functions, compromising stored passwords, secrets, and session tokens.
- 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-2025-53118?
CVE-2025-53118 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Securden Unified PAM, published on 25 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An authentication bypass vulnerability exists which allows an unauthenticated attacker to control administrator backup functions, leading to compromise of passwords, secrets, and application session tokens stored by the Unified PAM.
Weakness: CWE-306
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-53118?
How do I fix CVE-2025-53118?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-53118 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-2025-53118 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-53118 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fq2g-f63j-9x36.