Missing AuthenticationWeakness · CWE-306

CVE-2025-62619

MEDIUM · 6.3 CVSS v4.0 Published 2026-05-14
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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72/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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
Missing authentication in the KVM key download endpoint could allow an unauthenticated attacker with knowledge of the exposed URL to retrieve sensitive keys, potentially leading to loss of confidentiality.

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 confidence

The KVM (Key-Value Map) key download endpoint lacks authentication controls, allowing any unauthenticated user who discovers or knows the URL to download sensitive cryptographic keys. This exposure enables complete confidentiality breach as the attacker can retrieve all keys stored in the KVM without any credentials.

MitigationImplement robust authentication (such as API keys, OAuth tokens, or mutual TLS) on the KVM key download endpoint, along with authorization checks to ensure only permitted identities can access keys. Additionally, consider rotating any potentially exposed keys and implementing rate limiting to slow enumeration attempts.

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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
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
Authentication
X
User interaction
None
Scope
X

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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 if KVM feature is deployed
    Search your environment for KVM (Key-Value Map) services, APIs, or components - check service inventories, running processes, or deployed configurations for references to key-value map storage functionality
    Affected if KVM functionality exists in your environment
  2. Locate the key download endpoint
    Review API documentation, service configs, or network traffic to find the URL path for the KVM key download endpoint (commonly patterns like /kvm/keys, /secrets, /key-store/download, or similar)
    Affected if A key download endpoint URL is discovered in your environment
  3. Verify authentication is required
    Check the endpoint configuration, API gateway settings, or web server rules to confirm whether the key download endpoint enforces authentication (API keys, OAuth tokens, mTLS, or similar)
    Affected if The endpoint allows access without any authentication credentials being provided
  4. Test endpoint accessibility
    If safe to do so, attempt to access the key download endpoint using an unauthenticated request (curl, browser, or HTTP client) to see if keys are returned without credentials
    Affected if The endpoint returns keys or sensitive data in response to an unauthenticated request
  5. Check network exposure
    Review firewall rules, API gateway policies, or network ACLs to determine if the endpoint is accessible from untrusted networks (internet, non-privileged VLANs)
    Affected if The endpoint is reachable from untrusted network segments without authentication

Your environment is affected if the KVM key download endpoint exists and returns cryptographic keys without requiring any authentication credentials.

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

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement robust authentication (such as API keys, OAuth tokens, or mutual TLS) on the KVM key download endpoint, along with authorization checks to ensure only permitted identities can access keys. Additionally, consider rotating any potentially exposed keys and implementing rate limiting to slow enumeration attempts.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
17.0 hours of engineering $3,000
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