CVE-2025-48926
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 · uneditedThe admin panel in the TeleMessage service through 2025-05-05 allows attackers to discover usernames, e-mail addresses, passwords, and telephone numbers.
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 confidenceThe TeleMessage admin panel allows unauthenticated or unauthorized attackers to discover sensitive user information including usernames, e-mail addresses, passwords, and telephone numbers. This is an information disclosure vulnerability where the admin panel fails to properly protect or mask sensitive PII, likely due to insufficient access controls or improper data handling in the administrative interface.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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<= 2025-05-05CVSS 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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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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Confirm TeleMessage installation and versionLocate the Smarsh Telemessage installation and determine the installed version number or build date. Check product documentation for version identification methods (e.g., about page, installer details, or system info).Affected if The installed version is dated on or before 2025-05-05, or the exact version number falls within the affected range.
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Identify admin panel accessibilityDetermine the network location and URL of the TeleMessage admin panel interface. Verify whether it is accessible internally or externally via browser or curl request.Affected if The admin panel is reachable over the network without requiring authentication credentials.
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Test admin panel authentication requirementsAttempt to access the admin panel login page and protected areas without providing credentials. Observe whether the application redirects to a login page, returns an error, or grants access.Affected if The admin panel grants access to sensitive pages or user data without requiring valid authentication.
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Inspect admin panel for exposed PIIIf access is granted, navigate through the admin panel user management or reporting sections. Examine HTTP responses or displayed data for plaintext passwords, email addresses, usernames, or telephone numbers.Affected if Sensitive user information including passwords, emails, usernames, or phone numbers is visible in plain text without decryption or masking.
Your environment is affected if the TeleMessage admin panel is accessible without authentication and exposes sensitive user data such as plaintext passwords, email addresses, usernames, or telephone numbers on versions dated 2025-05-05 or earlier.
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.
From vendor dataRestrict admin panel access to authorized personnel only, implement proper authentication/authorization controls, and ensure sensitive data (especially passwords and PII) is not exposed in plain text or accessible without appropriate credentials.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation12.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-48926 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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