CVE-2025-65033: lukevella rallly · Improper Authorization
Affects lukevella ralllySource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.1 High : upgrade to 4.5.4 soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 28% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 4.5.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 19 Nov 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
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), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade lukevella/rallly to 4.5.4.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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GitHublukevella/ralllypkg:github/lukevella/ralllyOther threats | Affected
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AI-suggested
The primary mitigation is to upgrade all Rallly instances to version 4.5.4 or later, where the authorization flaw has been corrected. Organizations should audit current deployments to identify any running vulnerable versions. Additionally, implement strict access controls and monitoring for authenticated users to detect unusual poll management activities. Consider integrating multi-factor authentication (MFA) to reduce the risk of compromised credentials being used to exploit this vulnerability. Review and enforce role-based access controls (RBAC) within Rallly or the surrounding infrastructure to limit poll management capabilities to authorized personnel only. Regularly monitor logs for unauthorized poll state changes and establish incident response procedures to quickly address detected misuse. Finally, educate users about the importance of safeguarding credentials to prevent exploitation by unauthorized parties.
Description
Rallly is an open-source scheduling and collaboration tool. Prior to version 4.5.4, an authorization flaw in the poll management feature allows any authenticated user to pause or resume any poll, regardless of ownership. The system only uses the public pollId to identify polls, and it does not verify whether the user performing the action is the poll owner. As a result, any user can disrupt polls created by others, leading to a loss of integrity and availability across the application. This issue has been patched in version 4.5.4.