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Improper Privilege ManagementWeakness · CWE-269

CVE-2025-4681

HIGH · 8.6 CVSS v4.0 Published 2025-06-10
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Remediation priority · High

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 · unedited
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in upKeeper Solutions upKeeper Instant Privilege Access allows Privilege Abuse.This issue affects upKeeper Instant Privilege Access: before 1.4.0.

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 · moderate confidence

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in upKeeper Instant Privilege Access allows authenticated users to abuse elevated privileges due to insufficient enforcement of privilege boundaries. This is a privilege escalation/privilege abuse flaw in versions prior to 1.4.0.

MitigationUpgrade to upKeeper Instant Privilege Access version 1.4.0 or later to obtain the patched release.

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CVSS 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
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
Authentication
X
User interaction
A
Scope
X

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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 checks

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  1. Identify installed version
    Locate and read the version information for upKeeper Instant Privilege Access. This is typically found in the application GUI under 'About' or 'Help', in the installer filename, or via the application's built-in version command if available.
    Affected if The version cannot be determined or is displayed as less than 1.4.0
  2. Compare version to fixed release
    Review the identified version number against the fixed release 1.4.0. Use standard version comparison to determine if the installed build is earlier than 1.4.0.
    Affected if The installed version is numerically earlier than 1.4.0 (for example, 1.3.x, 1.2.x, or any earlier release)
  3. Confirm privilege access management is active
    Check if the privilege access management functionality is enabled or configured in the upKeeper Instant Privilege Access installation. This may be visible in the admin console, configuration settings, or as an active module.
    Affected if The privilege access management feature is present and operational in the environment

You are affected if upKeeper Instant Privilege Access is installed with a version lower than 1.4.0 and the privilege access management functionality is enabled or in use.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Upgrade to upKeeper Instant Privilege Access version 1.4.0 or later to obtain the patched release.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

1.4.0

  1. Upgrade upKeeper Instant Privilege Access to version 1.4.0 or later

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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