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TI-2025-15088 Aliases CVE-2025-21092GHSA-9p2v-4vfh-gq79

GMOD Apollo Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Priority LOW 31CWE-266Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-266.

Summary

GMOD Apollo does not have sufficient logical or access checks when updating a user's information. This could result in an attacker being able to escalate privileges for themselves or others.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00277 20th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Apollo (GMOD): 2.8.0

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GMODApollobefore 2.8.02.8.0Patch availableCNA
  • Apollo VendorGMOD Affected before 2.8.0 Fixed in 2.8.0 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Apollo (GMOD) Fixed in 2.8.0

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    GMOD Apollo 2.8.0

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-17177 GMOD Apollo Relative Path TraversalPriority MEDIUM 49

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-21092
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9p2v-4vfh-gq79

References

  • TI-2023-15916 Unrestricted file upload in Generic Model Organism Database Project GBrowse CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-18625 GMOD Apollo Missing Authentication for Critical Function CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2025-17177 GMOD Apollo Relative Path Traversal CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2025-14317 GMOD Apollo Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2008-03623 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in GMOD GBrowse before 1.69 allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources