VulnerabilityPublished 10 Oct 2025Updated 24 Feb 2026

CVE-2025-11581: PowerJob · Missing Authorization

Affects PowerJobSource CVE Database V5

Public exploit available · CVSS 6.9 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 11:07 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

6.9Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 39% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Base metrics

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Vulnerable system confidentiality: Low
Vulnerable system integrity: None
Vulnerable system availability: None
Subsequent system confidentiality: None
Subsequent system integrity: None
Subsequent system availability: None

Threat metrics

Exploit Maturity: POC

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable system is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed below, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed “remotely exploitable” and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: The attacker must take no measurable action to exploit the vulnerability. The attack requires no target-specific circumvention to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable system.
Attack Requirements: None: The successful attack does not depend on the deployment and execution conditions of the vulnerable system. The attacker can expect to be able to reach the vulnerability and execute the exploit under all or most instances of the vulnerability.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files of the vulnerable system to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without interaction from any human user, other than the attacker.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Subsequent System or all confidentiality impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Subsequent System or all integrity impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Subsequent System or all availability impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Exploit Maturity: POC: Based on threat intelligence sources each of the following must apply: · Proof-of-concept is publicly available · No knowledge of reported attempts to exploit this vulnerability · No knowledge of publicly available solutions used to simplify attempts to exploit the vulnerability

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 10 Oct 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: evidence found.
CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
PowerJob	Affected =5.1.0 =5.1.1 =5.1.2	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Immediate mitigation should focus on restricting network access to the /openApi/runJob endpoint by implementing firewall rules or API gateway policies to allow only trusted IP addresses or authenticated users.
Deploy Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules to detect and block unauthorized requests targeting this endpoint.
Monitor logs and network traffic for unusual or unauthorized job execution attempts to enable rapid detection and response.
If possible, upgrade to a patched version of PowerJob once available; until then, consider disabling the OpenAPIController or the /openApi/runJob endpoint if it is not essential for operations.
Implement strict authentication and authorization mechanisms around job execution APIs, including API keys, OAuth tokens, or mutual TLS, to prevent unauthorized access.
Conduct thorough security reviews of job definitions and submitted tasks to detect potentially malicious payloads.
Educate DevOps and security teams about this vulnerability and ensure incident response plans include scenarios involving unauthorized job execution.
Collaborate with PowerJob maintainers or community for timely updates and patches.

Description

A security vulnerability has been detected in PowerJob up to 5.1.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /openApi/runJob of the component OpenAPIController. Such manipulation leads to missing authorization. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.

Impact

The primary impact of CVE-2025-11581 is unauthorized execution of jobs within PowerJob environments, which can compromise the integrity of scheduled workflows and potentially lead to arbitrary code execution if malicious jobs are submitted. This can disrupt business-critical batch processing, data pipelines, or automation tasks, causing operational downtime or data corruption. Since the vulnerability requires no authentication, attackers can remotely exploit it without prior access, increasing the attack surface significantly. Organizations relying on PowerJob for job scheduling in cloud or hybrid environments may face increased risk of supply chain attacks, lateral movement, or privilege escalation if attackers leverage this flaw to execute malicious payloads. The lack of impact on confidentiality or availability reduces the risk of data leakage or denial of service directly from this vulnerability, but the integrity compromise alone can have serious operational consequences. The public disclosure of exploit code further elevates the threat level, potentially leading to targeted attacks against vulnerable deployments worldwide.

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