IP Spoofing in CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-290.
Summary
The application or its infrastructure allows for IP address spoofing by providing its own value in the "X-Forwarded-For" header. Thus, the action logging mechanism in the application loses accountability This issue affects CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager in SaaS version 24.7.1. The status of other versions is unknown. After multiple attempts to contact the vendor we did not receive any answer.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-22271
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cj5h-7hq4-3q37
References
More CyberArk vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-05302 An XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Password Vault Web Access (PVWA) of… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-08250 In CyberArk Viewfinity 5.5.10.95 and 6.x before 6.1.1.220, a low privilege user can… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-07008 The REST API in CyberArk Password Vault Web Access before 9.9.5 and 10.x before 10.1… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-16177 Lack of rate-limiting in password change mechanism in CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2025-31746 Improper authentication in CyberArk conjur CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2025-31743 Conjur OSS and Secrets Manager, Self-Hosted (formerly Conjur Enterprise) Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
Sources
- CVE-2025-22271 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-22271 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cj5h-7hq4-3q37 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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