Headwind MDM up to 5.33.0 Configuration Profile improper authorization

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Headwind MDM up to 5.33.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Configuration Profile Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authorization. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-43720. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Headwind MDM up to 5.33.0. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Configuration Profile Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Headwind MDM before 5.33.1 makes configuration details accessible to unauthorized users. The Configuration profile is exposed to the Observer user role, revealing the password requires to escape out of the MDM controlled device's profile.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-43720 since 04/17/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.

Upgrading to version 5.33.1 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch 19e4a63f732c99064444df7e8c61b4f01df362e8 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Vendor

• Headwind

Name

• MDM

Version

• 5.0
• 5.1
• 5.2
• 5.3
• 5.4
• 5.5
• 5.6
• 5.7
• 5.8
• 5.9
• 5.10
• 5.11
• 5.12
• 5.13
• 5.14
• 5.15
• 5.16
• 5.17
• 5.18
• 5.19
• 5.20
• 5.21
• 5.22
• 5.23
• 5.24
• 5.25
• 5.26
• 5.27
• 5.28
• 5.29
• 5.30
• 5.31
• 5.32
• 5.33.0

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• open-source

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