CVE-2025-27703
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCVE-2025-27703 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the management console of Absolute Secure Access prior to version 13.54. Attackers with administrative access to a specific subset of privileged features in the console can elevate their permissions to access additional features in the console. 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 is low, the impact to system integrity is high and the impact to system availability is low.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThis is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Absolute Secure Access management console. An attacker with administrative access to a specific subset of privileged features can elevate their permissions to access additional features in the console that they should not have access to, bypassing normal authorization controls.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 13.54CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed Absolute Secure Access versionLocate and inspect the installed Absolute Secure Access client or management console software version information. This is typically found in the application's About, Help, or System Information section, or via command-line tools if available.Affected if The installed version is lower than 13.54 (for example, 13.50, 13.40, or earlier)
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Confirm management console is deployedDetermine whether the Absolute Secure Access management console is installed and accessible in the environment. This may be a web-based console, desktop application, or admin interface.Affected if The management console is present and operational in the environment
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Identify administrative users with elevated accessReview the user accounts configured in the Absolute Secure Access management console, particularly those granted administrative or privileged access to specific console features.Affected if There are administrative users or service accounts configured with access to privileged features within the management console
If the installed Absolute Secure Access version is below 13.54 and the management console with administrative accounts is in use, the environment is potentially affected by this privilege escalation vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped13.54
Upgrade the Absolute Secure Access client to version 13.54 or later to remediate this vulnerability.
13.54
- Verify current Absolute Secure Access version by accessing the management console
- Locate the upgrade/更新 mechanism in the management console or consult Absolute documentation for your deployment method
- Plan upgrade during a maintenance window to minimize disruption
- Backup current configuration if the console provides export functionality
- Execute upgrade to version 13.54 or later using vendor-provided upgrade procedure
- Verify successful upgrade by checking the version in the management console
- Confirm that the privilege escalation vulnerability is resolved by testing limited administrative feature access
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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