Server: Improper Privilege Management
CVE-2025-12485 is a high-severity improper privilege management vulnerability in Server from Devolutions, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. Affected Server versions: 2025.3.2.0 through 2025.3.5.0; 2025.2.15.0 and earlier. The record does not name a fixed version, so check the vendor advisory. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.6% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.
High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.
What to do
- Update Devolutions Server to 2025.2.17.0 or 2025.3.6.0, whichever matches your release line, or a later version.
- Read the advisory on devolutions.net for workarounds and exact fixed builds.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devolutions | Server | 2025.3.2.0 through 2025.3.5.0; 2025.2.15.0 and earlier | Not stated |
| Devolutions | Devolutions Server | before 2025.2.17.0; 2025.3.2.0 up to, but not including, 2025.3.6.0 | 2025.2.17.0, 2025.3.6.0 |
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
- Attack complexity
- LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
- Privileges required
- LowA basic user account is enough.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- HighData or code can be modified at will.
- Availability
- HighThe component can be taken down completely.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by CISA (ADP).
Official description
Improper privilege management during pre-MFA cookie handling in Devolutions Server allows a low-privileged authenticated user to impersonate another account by replaying the pre-MFA cookie.This does not bypass the target account MFA verification step. This issue affects the following versions : * Devolutions Server 2025.3.2.0 through 2025.3.5.0 * Devolutions Server 2025.2.15.0 and earlier
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Improper Privilege Management
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- Very carefully manage the setting, management, and handling of privileges. Explicitly manage trust zones in the software.
- Follow the principle of least privilege when assigning access rights to entities in a software system.
- Consider following the principle of separation of privilege. Require multiple conditions to be met before permitting access to a system resource.
More Improper Privilege Management vulnerabilities (CWE-269)
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Other vulnerabilities in Server
- 8.1 High severity
- 7.5 High severity
- 8.1 High severity
- 8.8 High severity
- 7.1 High severity
- 7.2 High severity
Recent Improper Privilege Management vulnerabilities
- 7.2 High severity
- 7.2 High severity
- 9.8 Critical severity
- 9.8 Critical severity
- 7.8 High severity
- 7.2 High severity
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