Vulnerability in Ethyca Fides
CVE-2025-57816
Fides is an open-source privacy engineering platform. Prior to version 2.69.1, the Fides Webserver API's built-in IP-based rate limiting is ineffective in environments with CDNs, proxies or load balancers. The system incorrectly applies ra…
EPSS: 0.004 (33.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Ethyca Fides — versions < 2.69.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-57816?
- CVE-2025-57816 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ethyca Fides, classified under CWE-799. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-09-08.
- How severe is CVE-2025-57816?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-57816 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.