High severity · published Jul 15, 2025
CVE-2025-53895
ZITADEL is an open source identity management system
8.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
ZITADEL is an open source identity management system. Starting in version 2.53.0 and prior to versions 4.0.0-rc.2, 3.3.2, 2.71.13, and 2.70.14, vulnerability in ZITADEL's session management API allows any authenticated user to update a session if they know its ID, due to a missing permission check. This flaw enables session hijacking, allowing an attacker to impersonate another user and access sensitive resources. Versions prior to `2.53.0` are not affected, as they required the session token for updates. Versions 4.0.0-rc.2, 3.3.2, 2.71.13, and 2.70.14 fix the issue.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 35% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ZI
Zitadel · Zitadel
2.53.0 before 2.70.14; 2.71.0 before 2.71.13; 3.0.0 before 3.3.1; 4.0.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53895
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-53895
Release Notes
https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v2.70.14
Release Notes
https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v2.71.13
Release Notes
https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v3.3.2
Release Notes
https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v4.0.0-rc.2
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/security/advisories/GHSA-6c5p-6www-pcmr
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