How severe is CVE-2025-49831?

CVE-2025-49831 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.

Is CVE-2025-49831 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (67th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-49831?

CVE-2025-49831 primarily affects Cyberark Conjur. In total, 3 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2025-49831?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

Does CVE-2025-49831 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2025-49831 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-21563.

When was CVE-2025-49831 published?

CVE-2025-49831 was published on 2025-07-15 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2025-49831

CVE-2025-49831 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cyberark Conjur with a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-287.

Key facts

Severity: Critical (CVSS 3.x base score 9.8)
CVSS v4: 9.1
EPSS exploit prediction: 1% (67th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2025-21563
Weakness: CWE-287
Affected product: Cyberark Conjur
Published: 2025-07-15
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

An attacker of Secrets Manager, Self-Hosted installations that route traffic from Secrets Manager to AWS through a misconfigured network device can reroute authentication requests to a malicious server under the attacker’s control. CyberArk believes there to be very few installations where this issue can be actively exploited, though Secrets Manager, Self-Hosted (formerly Conjur Enterprise) prior to versions 13.5.1 and 13.6.1 and Conjur OSS prior to version 1.22.1 may be affected. Conjur OSS version 1.22.1 and Secrets Manager, Self-Hosted versions 13.5.1 and 13.6.1 fix the issue.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-49831?: An attacker of Secrets Manager, Self-Hosted installations that route traffic from Secrets Manager to AWS through a misconfigured network device can reroute authentication requests to a malicious server under the attacker’s control. CyberArk believes there to be very few installations where this issue can be actively exploited, though Secrets Manager, Self-Hosted (formerly Conjur Enterprise) prior to versions 13.5.1 and 13.6.1 and Conjur OSS prior to version 1.22.1 may be affected. Conjur OSS version 1.22.1 and Secrets Manager, Self-Hosted versions 13.5.1 and 13.6.1 fix the issue.
How severe is CVE-2025-49831?: CVE-2025-49831 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
Is CVE-2025-49831 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (67th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2025-49831?: CVE-2025-49831 primarily affects Cyberark Conjur. In total, 3 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
How do I fix CVE-2025-49831?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
Does CVE-2025-49831 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2025-49831 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-21563.
When was CVE-2025-49831 published?: CVE-2025-49831 was published on 2025-07-15 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (3)

cpe:2.3:a:cyberark:conjur:*:*:*:*:open_source:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cyberark:conjur:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cyberark:conjur:13.6:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

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