CVE-2025-68609 Authentication bypass in Aries due to misconfiguration
Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication to view system logs and perform management operations on Palantir Aries instances.
- 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-2025-68609?
CVE-2025-68609 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in com.palantir.aries:aries, published on 22 Jan 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in Palantir's Aries service allowed unauthenticated access to log viewing and management functionality on Apollo instances using default configuration. The defect resulted in both authentication and authorization checks being bypassed, potentially allowing any network-accessible client to view system logs and perform operations without valid credentials. No evidence of exploitation was identified during the vulnerability window.
Weakness: CWE-305
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-68609?
How do I fix CVE-2025-68609?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-68609 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-2025-68609 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-68609 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-73vg-mq6j-x5w2.