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CVE-2025-49825VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-49825: gravitational teleport · Incorrect Authorization

Affects gravitational teleportSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · public detection template (Nuclei) · CVSS 9.8 Critical.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.8Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
7.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 94% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 17 Jun 2025

  2. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

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

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  4. 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 2026-10-26.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GitHubgravitational/teleportpkg:github/gravitational/teleportOther threatsAffected
  • <=17.5.1
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Given the absence of an official patch, European organizations should implement the following specific mitigations: 1) Immediately audit and monitor all Teleport deployments for unusual authentication bypass attempts or anomalous access patterns using enhanced logging and SIEM correlation. 2) Restrict network access to Teleport services by implementing strict firewall rules, VPNs, or zero-trust network segmentation to limit exposure to trusted IP ranges only. 3) Employ multi-factor authentication (MFA) at the infrastructure level outside of Teleport where possible, to add an additional layer of defense. 4) Temporarily disable or restrict Teleport usage in non-essential environments until a patch is available. 5) Engage with Gravitational support or community channels for any unofficial workarounds or mitigations. 6) Prepare for rapid deployment of patches once released by establishing robust update and change management processes. 7) Conduct penetration testing and red team exercises focused on Teleport to identify potential exploitation paths and improve detection capabilities. These targeted actions go beyond generic advice by focusing on network-level restrictions, enhanced monitoring, and operational controls tailored to the Teleport environment.

Description

Teleport provides connectivity, authentication, access controls and audit for infrastructure. Community Edition versions before and including 17.5.1 are vulnerable to remote authentication bypass. At time of posting, there is no available open-source patch.

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