ETQ Reliance CG/NXG API Authorization Bypass via ;localized-text URI Suffix
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 · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
An authorization bypass vulnerability exists in ETQ Reliance (legacy CG and NXG SaaS platforms). By appending a specific URI suffix to certain API endpoints, an unauthenticated attacker can bypass access control checks and retrieve limited sensitive resources. The root cause was a misconfiguration in API authorization logic, which has since been corrected in SE.2025.1 and 2025.1.2.
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
- Fix · CNA Reliance CG (legacy) (ETQ) Fixed in SE.2025.1
- Fix · CNA Reliance NXG (SaaS) (ETQ) Fixed in 2025.1.2
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
ETQ Reliance CG (legacy) — etq.com/blog/etq-reliance-security-update
4 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-24299 ETQ Reliance CG Authentication Bypass via Trailing Space RCEPriority HIGH 75
- TI-2025-24298 ETQ Reliance CG < SE.2025.1 / < 2025.1.2 XXE Injection in SSO SAML HandlerPriority LOW 38
- TI-2025-24297 ETQ Reliance CG < SE.2025.1 Reflected XSS in `SQLConverterServlet`Priority LOW 27
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-34140
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8j4g-7p6h-w548
- 2026-10-12 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More ETQ vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-24299 ETQ Reliance CG Authentication Bypass via Trailing Space RCE CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2025-24298 ETQ Reliance CG < SE.2025.1 / < 2025.1.2 XXE Injection in SSO SAML Handler CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2025-24297 ETQ Reliance CG < SE.2025.1 Reflected XSS in `SQLConverterServlet` CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-34140 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-34140 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8j4g-7p6h-w548 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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