# CVE-2025-67493: Homarr: missing input sanitization and possible privilege escalation through ldap search query injection

> Attackers with user access can escalate privileges and read other users' group data via LDAP injection in Homarr dashboard.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 22 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-59gp-q3xx-489q

## What is CVE-2025-67493?

CVE-2025-67493 is a high-severity vulnerability in homarr-labs homarr, published on 17 Dec 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Homarr is an open-source dashboard. Prior to version 1.45.3, it was possible to craft an input which allowed privilege escalation and getting access to groups of other users due to missing sanitization of inputs in ldap search query. The vulnerability could impact all instances using ldap authentication where a malicious actor had access to a user account. Version 1.45.3 has a patch for the issue.

Weakness: CWE-90 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an LDAP Query), CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-67493?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Homarr Homarr.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-67493?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-67493 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-67493 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-67493 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in homarr-labs homarr

- [CVE-2026-33510](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-33510/): DOM-Based XSS in Homarr /auth/login Redirect (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-64759](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-64759/): Homarr is Vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and Possible Privilege Escalation via Malicious SVG Upload (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2026-27796](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-27796/): Homarr: Unauthenticated Information Disclosure (Integration Metadata Leak) (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2026-27797](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-27797/): Homarr: Unauthenticated SSRF in rssFeed.ts (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2026-25123](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-25123/): Homarr affected by Unauthenticated SSRF / Port-Scan Primitive via widget.app.ping (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-67493 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-67493 is a high-severity vulnerability in homarr-labs homarr, published on 17 Dec 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-67493 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: homarr-labs homarr. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-67493/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-67493/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-67493
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-67493
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-67493

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-67493/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.