Authentication bypass in Aries due to misconfiguration
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A vulnerability in Palantir's Aries service allowed unauthenticated access to log viewing and management functionality on Apollo instances using default configuration. The defect resulted in both authentication and authorization checks being bypassed, potentially allowing any network-accessible client to view system logs and perform operations without valid credentials. No evidence of exploitation was identified during the vulnerability window.
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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA com.palantir.aries:aries (Palantir) Fixed in 1.554.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-68609
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-73vg-mq6j-x5w2
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Sources
- CVE-2025-68609 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-68609 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-73vg-mq6j-x5w2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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