Privilege escalation in Graylog



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2025-53106
CWE-ID CWE-264
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Graylog
Client/Desktop applications / Office applications

Vendor Graylog

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU112064

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-53106

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions within API tokens. A remote user can gain elevated privileges on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Graylog: 6.2.0 - 6.3.0 rc.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://github.com/Graylog2/graylog2-server/security/advisories/GHSA-3m86-c9x3-vwm9


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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