Privilege escalation in Uvdesk Community-Skeleton
CVE-2025-71421
UVdesk core-framework before 1.1.7 contains an improper privilege management vulnerability in the editAgent endpoint that allows agents with agent-management privilege to escalate their own role to administrator. Attackers can submit their own account identifier with a role parameter set to ROLE_ADMIN to gain full administrative control over agents, tickets, and mail configuration.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (patch)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (technical-description)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (release-notes)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (release-notes)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (product)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-71421?
- CVE-2025-71421 is a high-severity vulnerability in Uvdesk Community-Skeleton, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2026-09-21.
- How severe is CVE-2025-71421?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.