CVE-2025-54537
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 · uneditedIn JetBrains TeamCity before 2025.07 user credentials were stored in plain text in memory snapshots
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 confidenceIn JetBrains TeamCity versions prior to 2025.07, user credentials were stored in plain text format within memory snapshots, potentially exposing sensitive authentication credentials to attackers who could obtain these snapshots.
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< 2025.07CVSS 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
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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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Check installed TeamCity versionNavigate to the TeamCity web interface, click on the 'Administration' link, then look for the 'Server Administration' section. The version number is displayed on the Server Information page. Alternatively, check the teamcity-server.log file located in the TeamCity logs directory for a line starting with 'TeamCity version'.Affected if The displayed version number is lower than 2025.07 (for example, 2025.04, 2024.x, etc.)
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Verify credential storage existsCheck if user accounts are configured in TeamCity by navigating to 'Administration' > 'Users' in the web interface, or by checking for stored authentication tokens, API keys, or connected VCS repositories with credentials in 'Project Settings' > 'VCS Roots'.Affected if Any user accounts, service accounts, or VCS credentials are stored within the TeamCity installation.
Your environment is affected if the installed TeamCity version is below 2025.07 and you have user credentials, VCS credentials, or authentication tokens stored in the system.
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 · scoped2025.07
Upgrade to TeamCity version 2025.07 or later, which addresses the credential storage vulnerability. Additionally, consider rotating credentials as a precautionary measure.
2025.07
- Backup your TeamCity database and configuration files before proceeding with the upgrade
- Review JetBrains official upgrade documentation for TeamCity at www.jetbrains.com
- Download TeamCity version 2025.07 or later from the official JetBrains website
- Execute the upgrade following the standard TeamCity upgrade procedure
- After upgrade, verify that user credentials are no longer stored in plain text in memory snapshots
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-54537 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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