Auth bypass in Securden Unified Pam
CVE-2025-53118
An authentication bypass vulnerability exists which allows an unauthenticated attacker to control administrator backup functions, leading to compromise of passwords, secrets, and application session tokens stored by the Unified PAM.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.305 (98.2th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.295 · newest: 0.305 · change: +0.011
Affected products
- Securden Unified Pam — versions 9.0.*
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.rapid7.com/blog/post/securden-unified-pam-multiple-critical-vulnerabilities… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-53118?
- CVE-2025-53118 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Securden Unified Pam, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-08-25.
- How severe is CVE-2025-53118?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-53118 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.