CVE-2025-71421
UVdesk core-framework before 1.1.7 contains an improper privilege management vulnerability in the editAgent endpoint that allows agents with agent-management privilege to escalate their own role to administrator.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.64%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
UVdesk core-framework before 1.1.7 contains an improper privilege management vulnerability in the editAgent endpoint that allows agents with agent-management privilege to escalate their own role to administrator. Attackers can submit their own account identifier with a role parameter set to ROLE_ADMIN to gain full administrative control over agents, tickets, and mail configuration.
- CVSS 4.0
- 8.6 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.64% probability · 50th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
EPSS moved from 0.4% on 22 September 2026 to 0.6% on 26 October 2026.
References
- https://github.com/uvdesk/community-skeleton/releases/tag/v1.1.8
- https://github.com/uvdesk/core-framework
- https://github.com/uvdesk/core-framework/blob/v1.1.6/Controller/Account.php#L278-L282
- https://github.com/uvdesk/core-framework/commit/b8bcdc503659f9d5c5cd73627cfc5d45508b9a55
- https://github.com/uvdesk/core-framework/releases/tag/v1.1.7
- https://hackmd.io/@leediay/B1Cz5voFGg
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/uvdesk-core-framework-before-1.1.7-privilege-escalation-via-editagent
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.