SAML authentication vulnerability due to improper SAML response validation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-285.
Summary
fleetdm/fleet is an open source device management, built on osquery. In vulnerable versions of Fleet, an attacker could craft a specially-formed SAML response to forge authentication assertions, provision a new administrative user account if Just-In-Time (JIT) provisioning is enabled, or create new accounts tied to forged assertions if f MDM enrollment is enabled. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.64.2, 4.63.2, 4.62.4, and 4.58.1.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fleetdm | fleet | 4.64.0 to before 4.64.2; 4.63.0 to before 4.63.2; 4.62.0 to before 4.62.4; before 4.58.1 | 4.64.2, 4.63.2, 4.62.4, 4.58.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/fleetdm/fleet/v4 (Go) | 4.64.0 to before 4.64.2 | 4.64.2 | Patch available | GHSA-52jx-g6m5-h735 |
| — | github.com/fleetdm/fleet/v4 (Go) | 4.63.0 to before 4.63.2 | 4.63.2 | Patch available | GHSA-52jx-g6m5-h735 |
| — | github.com/fleetdm/fleet/v4 (Go) | 4.62.0 to before 4.62.4 | 4.62.4 | Patch available | GHSA-52jx-g6m5-h735 |
| — | github.com/fleetdm/fleet/v4 (Go) | 4.54.0 to before 4.58.1 | 4.58.1 | Patch available | GHSA-52jx-g6m5-h735 |
| — | github.com/fleetdm/fleet/v4 (Go) | before 4.53.2 | 4.53.2 | Patch available | GHSA-52jx-g6m5-h735 |
- fleet Vendorfleetdm Affected 4.64.0 to before 4.64.2; 4.63.0 to before 4.63.2; 4.62.0 to before 4.62.4; before 4.58.1 Fixed in 4.64.2, 4.63.2, 4.62.4, 4.58.1 Patch available CNA
- github.com/fleetdm/fleet/v4 (Go) Vendor— Affected 4.64.0 to before 4.64.2 Fixed in 4.64.2 Patch available GHSA-52jx-g6m5-h735
- github.com/fleetdm/fleet/v4 (Go) Vendor— Affected 4.63.0 to before 4.63.2 Fixed in 4.63.2 Patch available GHSA-52jx-g6m5-h735
- github.com/fleetdm/fleet/v4 (Go) Vendor— Affected 4.62.0 to before 4.62.4 Fixed in 4.62.4 Patch available GHSA-52jx-g6m5-h735
- github.com/fleetdm/fleet/v4 (Go) Vendor— Affected 4.54.0 to before 4.58.1 Fixed in 4.58.1 Patch available GHSA-52jx-g6m5-h735
- github.com/fleetdm/fleet/v4 (Go) Vendor— Affected before 4.53.2 Fixed in 4.53.2 Patch available GHSA-52jx-g6m5-h735
Remediation
- Fix · CNA fleet (fleetdm) Fixed in 4.64.2, 4.63.2, 4.62.4, 4.58.1
- Fix · GHSA-52jx-g6m5-h735 github.com/fleetdm/fleet/v4 (Go) Fixed in 4.64.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-52jx-g6m5-h735 github.com/fleetdm/fleet/v4 (Go) Fixed in 4.63.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-52jx-g6m5-h735 github.com/fleetdm/fleet/v4 (Go) Fixed in 4.62.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-52jx-g6m5-h735 github.com/fleetdm/fleet/v4 (Go) Fixed in 4.58.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-52jx-g6m5-h735 github.com/fleetdm/fleet/v4 (Go) Fixed in 4.53.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-27509
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-52jx-g6m5-h735
References
More fleetdm vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-29868 Fleet: Cross-Team Policy Data Exposure via Global Policy Read Endpoint CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2026-65639 Fleet before 4.87.0 Authentication Bypass via Device Identifiers CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-18942 Fleet has a JWT signature bypass vulnerability in Azure AD MDM enrollment CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2020-16097 SAML authentication vulnerability in Fleet CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-76130 Unbounded gzip decompression in Fleet enables denial of service CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-76129 Unbounded recursion in Fleet Apple MDM enrollment lets attackers crash server CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
Sources
- CVE-2025-27509 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-27509 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-52jx-g6m5-h735 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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