Auth bypass in Cyberark Conjur

CVE-2025-49829

Conjur provides secrets management and application identity for infrastructure. Missing validations in Secrets Manager, Self-Hosted allows authenticated attackers to inject resources into the database and to bypass permission checks. This issue affects Secrets Manager, Self-Hosted (formerly Conjur Enterprise) prior to versions 13.5.1 and 13.6.1 and Conjur OSS prior to version 1.22.1. Conjur OSS version 1.22.1 and Secrets Manager, Self-Hosted versions 13.5.1 and 13.6.1 fix the issue.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (31.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-49829: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Cyberark Conjur — versions Conjur OSS < 1.22.1, Secrets Manager, Self-Hosted (formerly known as Conjur Enterprise) = 13.6, Secrets Manager, Self-Hosted (formerly known as Conjur Enterprise) < 13.5.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-49829?
CVE-2025-49829 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cyberark Conjur, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-07-15.
How severe is CVE-2025-49829?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-49829 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.