Incorrect default permissions in Absolute Security Secure Access
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
CVE-2025-54085 is a vulnerability in the management console of Absolute Secure Access prior to version 13.56. Attackers with administrative access to the console and who have been assigned a certain set of permissions can bypass those permissions to improperly read or change other settings. The attack complexity is low, there are no preexisting attack requirements; the privileges required are high, and there is no user interaction required. The impact to system confidentiality and integrity is low, there is no impact to system availability.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute Security | Secure Access | before 13.56 | 13.56 | Patch available | CNA |
- Secure Access VendorAbsolute Security Affected before 13.56 Fixed in 13.56 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:absolute:secure_access:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 13.56 | Vulnerable | Absolute Security |
- cpe:2.3:a:absolute:secure_access:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 13.56 Vulnerable ·Absolute Security
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Secure Access (Absolute Security) Fixed in 13.56
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Absolute Security Secure Access 13.56
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-31196 Deserialization of untrusted data in Absolute Security Secure AccessPriority LOW 31
- TI-2025-31195 Incorrect default permissions in Absolute Security Secure AccessPriority LOW 25
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-54085
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p82v-f8g6-gh2j
References
More Absolute Security Secure Access vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-25841 Memory management vulnerability in Secure Access servers CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-39972 Out-of-bounds read in Absolute Security Secure Access CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-29603 Privilge misconfiguration in Secure Access installers CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2026-25847 Arbitrary read/write vulnerability in Windows clients prior to 14.50 CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2025-31193 Memory management vulnerability in Absolute Secure Access server versions 9.0 to 13.54 CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-39971 NULL pointer dereference in Absolute Security Secure Access CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2025-54085 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-54085 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p82v-f8g6-gh2j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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