Navidrome has authentication bypass in Subsonic API with non-existent username
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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
Navidrome is an open source web-based music collection server and streamer. Starting in version 0.52.0 and prior to version 0.54.5, in certain Subsonic API endpoints, a flaw in the authentication check process allows an attacker to specify any arbitrary username that does not exist on the system, along with a salted hash of an empty password. Under these conditions, Navidrome treats the request as authenticated, granting access to various Subsonic endpoints without requiring valid credentials. An attacker can use any non-existent username to bypass the authentication system and gain access to various read-only data in Navidrome, such as user playlists. However, any attempt to modify data fails with a "permission denied" error due to insufficient permissions, limiting the impact to unauthorized viewing of information. Version 0.54.5 contains a patch for this issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| navidrome | navidrome | 0.52.0 to before 0.54.5 | 0.54.5 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/navidrome/navidrome (Go) | 0.52.0 to before 0.54.5 | 0.54.5 | Patch available | GHSA-c3p4-vm8f-386p |
- navidrome Vendornavidrome Affected 0.52.0 to before 0.54.5 Fixed in 0.54.5 Patch available CNA
- github.com/navidrome/navidrome (Go) Vendor— Affected 0.52.0 to before 0.54.5 Fixed in 0.54.5 Patch available GHSA-c3p4-vm8f-386p
Remediation
- Fix · CNA navidrome (navidrome) Fixed in 0.54.5
- Fix · GHSA-c3p4-vm8f-386p github.com/navidrome/navidrome (Go) Fixed in 0.54.5 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-27112
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c3p4-vm8f-386p
References
More Navidrome vulnerabilities
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- TI-2024-31444 Multiple SQL Injections and ORM Leak in navidrome CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2025-31086 Navidrome Transcoding Permission Bypass Vulnerability Report CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.4
- TI-2024-21830 Parameter Tampering vulnerability in Navidrome CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.2
- TI-2024-27560 Use of insecure hashing algorithm in the Gravatar's service in Navidrome v0.52.3 allows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-20686 Uncontrolled resource consumption in navidrome CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
Sources
- CVE-2025-27112 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-27112 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c3p4-vm8f-386p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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