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CVE-2025-48986: Revive Adserver · Improper Access Control

Affects Revive AdserverSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 3.0 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 52% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 20 Nov 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Revive Revive AdserverAffected
  • =5
  • =6
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Organizations should immediately verify their Revive Adserver versions and upgrade to patched releases once available. In the absence of official patches, administrators should implement strict access controls and monitor user account changes closely. Restricting login access to trusted personnel and enabling multi-factor authentication (MFA) can reduce the risk of attacker login. Additionally, auditing logs for unusual email change requests or password resets can help detect exploitation attempts early. Network segmentation of the ad server environment and limiting its access to essential personnel and systems will reduce the attack surface. If possible, temporarily disabling the forgot password functionality or adding additional verification steps for email changes can serve as interim mitigations. Finally, educating users about phishing and suspicious account activity can help prevent attackers from leveraging compromised credentials.

Description

Authorization bypass in Revive Adserver 5.5.2 and 6.0.1 and earlier versions causes an logged in attacker to change other users' email address and potentialy take over their accounts using the forgot password functionality.

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