CVE-2025-67793CWE-269privilege-escalation

CVE-2025-67793

Critical · published December 18, 2025

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
23.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🚨 An API call lets users with the right privileges promote themselves to the Supervisor role—like giving someone the keys to the kingdom without a background check! 🔥 Imagine a restaurant where a waiter can suddenly promote themselves to head chef by simply declaring it—chaos in the kitchen! This vulnerability acts similarly, allowing unauthorized role elevation through a sneaky trick in the application. An attacker with the 'Manage roles and permissions' privilege could effortlessly elevate their own access or that of others, gaining full control over sensitive data and system functionalities. This unauthorized access could lead to data breaches, manipulation of user roles, and potentially catastrophic consequences for multi-tenant cloud environments.

Put simply

Imagine a restaurant where a waiter can suddenly promote themselves to head chef by simply declaring it—chaos in the kitchen! This vulnerability acts similarly, allowing unauthorized role elevation through a sneaky trick in the application. This critical vulnerability affects DriveLock versions 24.1 through 24.1.*, 24.2 through 24.2.*, and 25.1 prior to 25.1.6, allowing users to misuse the API to gain unauthorized Supervisor-level access.

What to do

An attacker with the 'Manage roles and permissions' privilege could effortlessly elevate their own access or that of others, gaining full control over sensitive data and system functionalities. This unauthorized access could lead to data breaches, manipulation of user roles, and potentially catastrophic consequences for multi-tenant cloud environments. To remediate this issue, immediately update to DriveLock version 25.1.6 or later. Additionally, review and adjust role permissions to ensure only trusted users have 'Manage roles and permissions'. Regular audits of user roles are also recommended to prevent privilege misuse. You’ve got this! Apply the patch and reinforce your defenses—your security hero status is officially activated! 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00319 · 23.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
Published
2025-12-18T02:16Z
Affected products (3)
ProductVersionsFixed in
drivelock/drivelock≥ 24.1, ≤ 24.1.6—
drivelock/drivelock≥ 24.2, ≤ 24.2.8—
drivelock/drivelock≥ 25.1, < 25.1.625.1.6
References (1)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 DEC 00:00Z
    An issue was discovered in DriveLock 24.1 through 24.1.*, 24.2 through 24.2.*, and 25.1 before 25.1.6
    cvelistv5