CVE-2025-6942 Auth bypass in Secret Server
Attackers can impersonate distributed engines during initial authorization, leading to privilege escalation and security bypass in Delinea Secret Server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-6942?
CVE-2025-6942 is a low-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Delinea Secret Server, published on 2 Jul 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The distributed engine versions 8.4.39.0 and earlier of Secret Server versions 11.7.49 and earlier can be exploited during an initial authorization event that would allow an attacker to impersonate another distributed engine.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-6942?
How do I fix CVE-2025-6942?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-6942 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-2025-6942 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-6942 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9mrh-cw6f-gm2j.