VulnerabilityPublished 25 Aug 2025

CVE-2025-6737: Securden Unified PAM · Use of Weak Credentials

Affects Securden Unified PAMSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.2 High : upgrade to 9.1.0 soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

7.2High

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

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 19% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 9.1.0

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Changed
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

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

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, 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: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Changed: An exploited vulnerability can affect resources beyond the security scope managed by the security authority of the vulnerable component. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are different and managed by different security authorities.
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 impacted component.
Integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact on the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 25 Aug 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.

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

Upgrade Securden Unified PAM to 9.1.0.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Securden Unified PAM	Affected >=9.0.0 <9.1.0	Fixed in 9.1.0

AI-suggested

Immediate mitigation should include isolating tenant environments to prevent shared access tokens or infrastructure, if feasible, until an official patch is released.
Implement strict monitoring and logging of all access to the Unified PAM Remote Vendor Gateway, focusing on anomalous authentication attempts or token usage patterns.
Enforce multi-factor authentication (MFA) on all privileged access points, including the PAM portal, to add an additional layer of defense even if tokens are compromised.
Rotate and invalidate all existing access tokens and credentials associated with the affected versions to limit the window of exploitation.
Restrict network access to the PAM gateway using IP whitelisting or VPNs to reduce exposure to external attackers.
Engage with Securden for timely updates and patches, and plan for rapid deployment once available.
Conduct thorough security audits and penetration testing focused on privileged access controls to identify any lateral movement or privilege escalation attempts stemming from this vulnerability.
Educate vendor and internal teams about the risks and signs of compromise related to this vulnerability to improve incident response readiness.

Description

Securden’s Unified PAM Remote Vendor Gateway access portal shares infrastructure and access tokens across multiple tenants. A malicious actor can obtain authentication material and access the gateway server with low-privilege permissions.

Impact

For European organizations, the impact of CVE-2025-6737 can be substantial, especially for those relying on Securden Unified PAM to manage privileged access and vendor connections. Compromise of authentication tokens could lead to unauthorized access to critical systems, exposing sensitive data and potentially enabling attackers to manipulate privileged operations. This could result in data breaches, regulatory non-compliance (e.g., GDPR violations), and operational disruptions. Since the vulnerability affects multi-tenant infrastructure, managed service providers or organizations using shared PAM services are at heightened risk, as a breach in one tenant could cascade or provide insights into others. The integrity of privileged access management is crucial for maintaining secure IT environments; thus, exploitation could undermine trust in security controls and increase the attack surface for subsequent intrusions. Given the remote exploitability without authentication or user interaction, attackers can automate attacks at scale, increasing the risk of widespread compromise across European enterprises that use this product.

CWE-1391Use of Weak Credentials (opens in a new tab)
Class weaknessOWASP Top 10 A07:2025: Authentication Failures (opens in a new tab)
The product uses weak credentials (such as a default key or hard-coded password) that can be calculated, derived, reused, or guessed by an attacker.
Architecture and Design · Operation
When the user changes or sets a password, check the password against a database of already compromised or breached passwords. These passwords are likely to be used in password guessing attacks.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
OWASP Authentication (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V2.8.5 (opens in a new tab)
V2.8.4 (opens in a new tab)
V9.2.3 (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

rapid7.com/blog/post/securden-unified-pam-multiple-critical-vulnerabilities-fixed/ (opens in a new tab)

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 25 Aug 2025, 16:47 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-1391

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