Improper Authorization in the installer for the EOL OVA based connect component
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Information disclosure, Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-327 and CWE-863.
Summary
An Improper Authorization vulnerability was identified in the EOL OVA based connect component which is deployed for installation purposes in the customer internal network. Under certain conditions, this could allow a bad actor to gain unauthorized access to the local db containing weakly hashed credentials of the installer. This EOL component was deprecated in September 2023 with end of support extended till January 2024.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saviynt | OVA based Connect | AlmaLinux-8.x_SC2.0-Client-2.0; AlmaLinux-8.x_SC2.0-Client-3.0; CentOS-7.x_SC2.0-Client-2.0; CentOS-7.x_SC2.0-Client-3.0; RHEL-8.x_SC2.0-Client-2.0; RHEL-8.x_SC2.0-Client-3.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- OVA based Connect VendorSaviynt Affected AlmaLinux-8.x_SC2.0-Client-2.0; AlmaLinux-8.x_SC2.0-Client-3.0; CentOS-7.x_SC2.0-Client-2.0; CentOS-7.x_SC2.0-Client-3.0; RHEL-8.x_SC2.0-Client-2.0; RHEL-8.x_SC2.0-Client-3.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-3838
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4f5w-327f-jw8g
References
More Saviynt vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-07858 An issue was discovered in Saviynt Enterprise Identity Cloud (EIC) 5.5 SP2.x. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-03387 Improper Input Validation vulnerability in the End of Life (EOL) OVA based connect component CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2022-07859 An issue was discovered in Saviynt Enterprise Identity Cloud (EIC) 5.5 SP2.x. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-03390 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') CVSS 4.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-3838 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-3838 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4f5w-327f-jw8g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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